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Sin woke up frequently during the night to check on Raerdel. While she had felt fine briefly, she had become ill twice more during the night. At one point she had no food left and she heaved air, which made him worry for her even more. She had finally settled and had not gotten sick again a few hours ago. He had never seen anyone so ill who had not in fact been poisoned. He still intended to check with his aunt about the possibility, but in the meantime, she had no fever and had not gotten sick again in many hours. The thought occurred to him that it could have been caused by stress but and that bothered him nearly as much as the idea of poisoning. He didn’t want to contribute to her feeling pressured by the demands of her grandmother or his reaction to them. Placing a gentle kiss on he
