WE ARRIVED at the palace a couple of days later. Rhys was definitely in his worst condition. He looked even graver than when he was cursed by Knox. I watched how Knox’s cage was brought toward the underground where Rhys always kept his little prisoners. But I had no time to think about another being when Rhys was laying on his deathbed. I ran, following the line of warriors, bringing him to the infirmary.
There was already a crowd of the best healers in the nation gathering around Rhys’ bed. Sawyer assured me that Rhys was going to be okay. That there was nothing else we could do other than to trust the healers to do their job. I could not. I was too worried to trust anyone, even the best healer in the whole world to make Rhys better. They looked at me, hesitating to approach Rhys.
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