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SWORN
Early the next morning, they called Honiea to implement their plan to resurrect Norton. No one actually talked with the Queen of Healing about their other plans, and she had the grace to not ask about it either. Their reddened eyes and grim faces spoke enough, and Honiea knew they would not be happy with either decision.
“We need to bring the lecher back,” Yeolani said without preamble. They hadn’t bothered moving the body, but they finally had put a blanket over him the night before, if only to ease their consciences.
“Do you have the Life Giver?” Honiea asked, and when he held up the little furry creature, she nodded. “You’ll have to remove the arrow first, and hopefully, we can fix the damage. I’ve never done this before.”
Wordlessly, Yeolani flipped back the cover, and th
