Gertal arrived that evening just as the sun was setting. Healer Hayrune was with him. The two wolves stepped into her cell without a word or warning.
“Lyria,” Healer Hayrune said, giving her a pleasant smile and inclining his head in her direction. “I’m pleased with the progress you have made in healing. Extraordinary, in point of fact. In different circumstances, I’d like to take more time to study your abilities, but…” he shrugged.
“But you can’t?” Lyria asked. Her voice cracked slightly. The implications were not lost on her. Why would it be that she wouldn’t be available to Healer Hayrune for study, a voice in the back of her head asked her. She maintained a mostly neutral expression, but she allowed a glance between herself and Gertal.
“Well,” Healer Hayrune said, letting the end o
