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A few minutes later, Knox and I step back into the temple. The Colonel flows along behind us. Once inside, we find Elle and Alec standing by the geyser and decidedly far away from Reggie, who’s grinning manically from ear to ear. Everyone looks up as we enter.
“You okay?” asks Elle.
“Fine,” I reply. “We have a lot to talk about.”
Alec gestures toward Knox. “And you look like death warmed over.”
Unfortunately, Alec is right. Whatever healing magic the Colonel had given all of us, it’s already failing my mate. Not that it’s polite of Alec to point that out, but that’s Alec and Knox for you. If they hugged and said love you man when greeting each other, I wouldn’t know what to do.
Alec frowns. “Although technically, Reggie here actually is death warmed over and you look way worse th
