“And they used ironshards,” Alaric added grimly. “Those are outlawed for a reason. Not only is it illegal, but it is also rare. If someone went to the extent of acquiring a substance that weaken and gravely harm our kind, then this was not some random attack. This was planned.”
“They hired muscle for it. Three males to one female.” I shook my head. The audacity of them.
Alaric nodded. “Someone with enough influence to source forbidden tools and enough hatred to use them without fear. We need her awake. Her account may lead us to whoever did this.”
The healer moved to her, and seated herself on the edge of the bed, soaking a cloth in warm water. “She is burning up again,” she brushed the wet cloth over Baevera’s brow. “The fever is climbing. We must keep it from spiking too high.”
“She
