in front of her. Loving Riley, a human, well, a waere, had given him a second chance at humanity.
“But I’m not a doctor,” said Lea.
“You won’t at least try?” asked Ari, “Isn’t there some sort of herbal remedy you could use, or-”
“-I’m not drinking a bunch of chopped up plants that are going to taste like crap,” said Riley. “No matter how much you love me Clyde!”
“God woman!” yelled Clyde. “You are so infuriating!”
“Riley,” hissed Ari, but her words seemed to have the desired effect and she watched as Lea moved over to Riley, touched one hand to her forehead and muttered something under her breath. “Thanks for helping.”
“I’m not healing her,” said Lea, breaking off from her mutterings to glare at Ari, “I am just making sure that there is nothing seriously wrong with…”
But Lea’s words died in her throat, just as her hands became rigid, her eyelids fluttering open to reveal two ghostly white eyes. Ari gasped at the sight of her and quickly rushed to Lea’s side. At the same time Clyde moved instinctively to Riley, pulling her away from Lea, as if the other girl might be contagious.
“What is it?” asked Ari, shaking Lea.
“Lea?” said Ragon, his voice tense. “What’s going on?”
It took a moment for Lea to come out of her trance. Finally she shook herself, looking around the room, apparently surprised to find it occupied.
“What the hell was that?” asked Riley, watching Lea with wide eyes. “What happened to you?”
“What?” said Lea, shaking herself as she moved over to Riley again, “Oh that was… it was normal.”
Reluctantly Clyde allowed Lea to examine Riley again, just as Lea repeated her previous actions, placing her hand on Riley’s stomach. This time when she touched her, Lea’s eyes did not roll up, though almost as soon as she had begun, Lea was shaking her head, slowly backing towards the door, her face pale.
“I’m… I can’t heal you,” Lea mumbled, straining to regain her breath. “But I think the others are right; you should go to see a doctor.”
“What, why?” asked Riley, “What aren’t you telling me? Am I dying?”
“Dying?” said Clyde, looking at Riley in horror.
“Nothing, no, it’s nothing like that. I just tried a detection spell, just to see if there was any sign of injury, but, but it didn’t work,” said Lea, her eyes looking down, as she continued to back out of the room. “Look guys, I have to go. I am supposed to be meeting with my circle now. Besides,” she added, seeing the hurt look on Riley’s face, “I can’t use magic to heal you Riley. I’m sorry. They’re right; you need to see a doctor.”
After that Lea raced from the room.
“What the hell was that all about?” asked Clyde, shaking his head in confusion.
“I don’t know,” said Ragon, looking worried.
“Maybe her powers only work on people who are more injured,” suggested Ari, “and because Riley only has a cold, there was nothing she could do? Or maybe they only work on people who have been attacked by vampires, or wraiths, or whatever.”
Clyde paced around the room several times, finally turning to Riley, as he said, “You’re going to the doctors and that’s final!”
Riley looked as if she wanted to argue but lacked the strength.
“You don’t have to go alone,” added Ari, “I can come with you.”
Ragon looked as if he were going to protest but then Clyde spoke, saying, “Thanks Ari.” He then turned to Riley, his face stern as he asked, “Riley?”
“Ok, ok,” she said, her head falling in submission or fatigue, Ari wasn’t sure. “My keys are over-”
“-you’re not driving there!” Clyde protested. “You can barely stay awake now.”
“Well you can’t drive me. What if someone sees you? A vampire dropping off a sick human will look suspicious, even if I
“But I’m not a doctor,” said Lea.
“You won’t at least try?” asked Ari, “Isn’t there some sort of herbal remedy you could use, or-”
“-I’m not drinking a bunch of chopped up plants that are going to taste like crap,” said Riley. “No matter how much you love me Clyde!”
“God woman!” yelled Clyde. “You are so infuriating!”
“Riley,” hissed Ari, but her words seemed to have the desired effect and she watched as Lea moved over to Riley, touched one hand to her forehead and muttered something under her breath. “Thanks for helping.”
“I’m not healing her,” said Lea, breaking off from her mutterings to glare at Ari, “I am just making sure that there is nothing seriously wrong with…”
But Lea’s words died in her throat, just as her hands became rigid, her eyelids fluttering open to reveal two ghostly white eyes. Ari gasped at the sight of her and quickly rushed to Lea’s side. At the same time Clyde moved instinctively to Riley, pulling her away from Lea, as if the other girl might be contagious.
“What is it?” asked Ari, shaking Lea.
“Lea?” said Ragon, his voice tense. “What’s going on?”
It took a moment for Lea to come out of her trance. Finally she shook herself, looking around the room, apparently surprised to find it occupied.
“What the hell was that?” asked Riley, watching Lea with wide eyes. “What happened to you?”
“What?” said Lea, shaking herself as she moved over to Riley again, “Oh that was… it was normal.”
Reluctantly Clyde allowed Lea to examine Riley again, just as Lea repeated her previous actions, placing her hand on Riley’s stomach. This time when she touched her, Lea’s eyes did not roll up, though almost as soon as she had begun, Lea was shaking her head, slowly backing towards the door, her face pale.
“I’m… I can’t heal you,” Lea mumbled, straining to regain her breath. “But I think the others are right; you should go to see a doctor.”
“What, why?” asked Riley, “What aren’t you telling me? Am I dying?”
“Dying?” said Clyde, looking at Riley in horror.
“Nothing, no, it’s nothing like that. I just tried a detection spell, just to see if there was any sign of injury, but, but it didn’t work,” said Lea, her eyes looking down, as she continued to back out of the room. “Look guys, I have to go. I am supposed to be meeting with my circle now. Besides,” she added, seeing the hurt look on Riley’s face, “I can’t use magic to heal you Riley. I’m sorry. They’re right; you need to see a doctor.”
After that Lea raced from the room.
“What the hell was that all about?” asked Clyde, shaking his head in confusion.
“I don’t know,” said Ragon, looking worried.
“Maybe her powers only work on people who are more injured,” suggested Ari, “and because Riley only has a cold, there was nothing she could do? Or maybe they only work on people who have been attacked by vampires, or wraiths, or whatever.”
Clyde paced around the room several times, finally turning to Riley, as he said, “You’re going to the doctors and that’s final!”
Riley looked as if she wanted to argue but lacked the strength.
“You don’t have to go alone,” added Ari, “I can come with you.”
Ragon looked as if he were going to protest but then Clyde spoke, saying, “Thanks Ari.” He then turned to Riley, his face stern as he asked, “Riley?”
“Ok, ok,” she said, her head falling in submission or fatigue, Ari wasn’t sure. “My keys are over-”
“-you’re not driving there!” Clyde protested. “You can barely stay awake now.”
“Well you can’t drive me. What if someone sees you? A vampire dropping off a sick human will look suspicious, even if I
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