Seren Once Doc Theo examined me and gave me the all clear, it was almost time for breakfast. Duncan had clothes brought over for me while I was being examined, so I changed quickly in the attached bathroom while Duncan and Gideon waited for me in the room with Elaine. The clothes were simple—a soft pair of leggings and a squishy sweater that felt like clouds paired with flat boots that came to my knee. They felt amazing and were probably the most expensive clothes that I’ve ever worn. We left the hospital, and the sun on my face for the first time in what felt like months was like coming home. I stood for a moment, my face to the sky as I simply breathed in the fresh air. Duncan was on one side of me, Gideon on the other. Between the two of them, I felt safer than I had ever felt. Elain

