Seven:
Silver and shadows engulfed me all around. My mind could hardly quantify the experience of the rot and burning blisters along my body. Twice I faded out, and Morgana helped to tether me to reality as the fever swept my sanity clear.
A new bond formed around the maturing ones with Aurelia and Anne. I almost seemed to forget consenting to it before I awoke again. Each time, my mind so muddy that I could scarcely hold onto lucidity for moments.
The druid woman studied me like a particularly vexing mystery. Whatever fever gripped my body, it seemed ripe to steal my soul. Even with the advantage of demigoddess healing, my blistering sores lingered for days.
The necrotic tissue had to be cleared out many times. Talia had seen to my treatment. To her immense credit, she didn’t shy ba
