“You don’t know what you are saying,” Ken said. “Healer Amber tricked you somehow.”
“No, son,” the elder said calmly. He held out his hand for Ken, who took it. “You have to let go of this anger within you. I knew this would happen, and I’ve been planning for my end. You simply have to call my lawyer and…”
“I don’t care about the money, Dad,” Ken said. “I want you here with us.”
“I can’t stay forever,” the elder said.
“You don’t want him to be in pain,” Roger said to his brother.
Ken lowered his head. “If the healers did their jobs…”
“They have done their jobs,” the elder said. “They brought me back long enough to tell you each how much I love you and to say goodbye.”
The mood shifted, turning more personal. The other healers, Julian, and I stepped back to give them the room they ne
