Chapter 11
The water gurgled and splashed as it slid down its channel and into the tub. Bel had already climbed in even as the water began to flow. Oisin set aside his partly-emptied potion case and stripped off his clothing as well. He felt like he should be physically marked by all that had happened to him, but though he felt strange still, he seemed to look the same as he ever had. Though he noted with interest that though he’d done nothing specific to heal it, the line a flying splinter had cut down his arm had vanished.
He climbed in with Bel and sat on his lap, and Bel instantly folded his arms around Oisin, holding him close. He rested his cheek atop Oisin’s head, and his body began to shake. He didn’t say anything, he just held Oisin so tightly it hurt. Oisin ignored the discomfo
