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A big raspy tongue licking me and encouraging me to open my eyes.
With difficulty, I force my eyelids to rise. The light explodes in my head, reviving the unbearable pain. I meet the drowned eyes of the child a few steps away. Strangely, our brief exchange of glances seems to act on him like an electroshock. He gets up and runs away.
I sigh and close my eyes. I breathe shallowly. I feel my pulse slowing. I feel Tigger's silky soft body pressing against me, breathing in some of his warmth as mine inexorably deserts me. The pain fades as the numbness overcomes me.
My last thought before leaving is for my beautiful dark angel.
“Nixx, I am so sorry. I love you.”
Nixx
This morning, I am not at peace. A sense of urgency is nagging at me. As long as Kryll is not found, I will remain on my guard. That this pest tried to kill me underhandedly, instead of challenging me to a duel, shows the extent of his darkness. What male worthy of the name would behave like that, without the slightest bit of honor?
I'm on the training ground with Lokk. We're building a surveillance network to provide an early warning of this Kryll vork face.
While we are in the middle of a discussion, I hear my first name.
“Nixx.”
Strange, I could have sworn I heard my partner calling me mentally. I pause and look around, expecting to see her pop up on the practice field.
“What's going on?” asks Lokk.
“Did you hear that?”
“Hear what?”
“Sarah, call me?”
“Oh no, nobody called you. Not verbally at least. Mentally, maybe, but in this case, it's not your companion.”
Yes, of course, he is right. Despite everything, a feeling of anguish invades me. My whole body tenses up.
I feel it in every fiber of my body, something is happening to my Life Partner.
“Lokk!” I warn him in an anxious voice.
He immediately understands that something serious is going on. As Lokk and I are about to fly to the entrance of the Complex on the lab side, where my companion is supposed to be, I see young Elvinn running toward me with all his little legs.
His little face is upset and confirms what I have been sensing for a few minutes.
“Nixx, come quickly, he has hurt the healer. She is over there!” he points at me.
I catch him in my arms without delay and fly in the direction indicated. Lokk follows me closely.
“Nixx, I am so sorry. I love you.”
