I sat, pondering everything that had happened. We still had a few days to get to the very image of Selene herself. But now, I wasn't so sure. Zidane was not in danger, and someone had forced the healer to push us away from the palace. I wasn't sure why exactly, but I couldn't tell what the truth was right now. Why had the healer lied? Why were we out here trying to find a cure that probably did mot even exist? Why did I feel like we could not go back home? "I think we should continue," Zidane suddenly said as he walked up to me. He had gone tontake a quick bath in the nearby stream and was wearing nothing except for the black wrapper around his waist. My lips parted as I took him in, my eyes widening as the water dropped slowly across his chiselled body. He had a few scars, but I have

