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each otherтАЩs family.

He slumped lower in the chair, blue eyes fluttering closed, then open. He struggled to sit a little straighter
in the chair. A sharp, stabbing pain ran up his leg.

ElaineтАЩs warning had come in time. He and Thordin had dived for cover, but the stranger with them
hadnтАЩt understood ElaineтАЩs yell. He had been a villager from Cortton seeking JonathanтАЩs help. They had
been his escort, his safety. When the tree grabbed the man, they had tried to help. But the tree hadnтАЩt felt
pain, and where was a vital spot on a tree? No heart, no head . . . They had done their best, but the man
was dead. He had screamed for a very long time before he died.

A small sound came from the bedтАФnot a word, more a soft moan. Blaine straightened up. тАЭElaine?тАЭ

She moved under the heap of blankets, head shifting on the pillows.

He reached out, fingers touching her cheek. тАЭElaine, open your eyes, please.тАЭ She opened her eyes. A
gentle smile touched her lips. It was the most beautiful smile he had ever seen.

тАЭBlaine, youтАЩre all right.тАЭ Her voice was soft, almost rough, as if her throat hurt.

тАЭHow do you feel?тАЭ he asked.

Her blue-green eyes blinked up at him. тАЭIтАЩm fine.тАЭ

He smiled. тАЭI donтАЩt believe you.тАЭ

She glanced at his arm. тАЭYouтАЩre hurt.тАЭ

тАЭKonrad fixed me up. IтАЩm more worried about you.тАЭ

тАЭWhy?тАЭ She looked puzzled.

He smoothed her hair back from her forehead. Her skin felt blessedly warm. тАЭWe sent for a mage.тАЭ

A frown line appeared between her eyes.

тАЭYou nearly died, Elaine. Your skin was cold as ice. We got you home and bundled you up with hot
bricks, bed warmers, anything we could think of. But you stayed cold.тАЭ He answered the question in her
eyes. тАЭWe donтАЩt know what happened to you. Tereza sent for a mage. Even Jonathan agreed to it.тАЭ тАЭHe
agreed to let a mage in the house?тАЭ Her voice held soft astonishment.

тАЭWe were all scared for you.тАЭ

тАЭBut Jonathan doesnтАЩt allow mages inside the house. He almost put us out when he found out about my
visions.тАЭ

тАЭVisions are not the same thing as real magic.тАЭ

Elaine smiled. тАЭI remember the arguments.тАЭ
 The household had been divided. No one really wanted a mage in the house, but neither did anyone