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Lucien turned back to the barren landscape. The stars overhead seemed unusually bright. Onlya small corner of the broken moon was visible.
Hopeful.
There’s still hope.
I believe your blood is the cure.
“So doI,” he murmured. “I pray I don’t let you down.” Taking a deep breath, he swiped the tears from his eyes and left the parapet.
When he entered the clinic, he noticed his father already sound asleep, spooned against hismother’s back. Iain was absent, probably gone to tend to the soldiers who’d been wounded in the skirmish. He also noticed that the crack in the wall where the roaches had retreated was now blocked by several large rocks.
Going over toJohna, he joined her, taking her into his arms the same wayYulenheld Atty. Dropping a kiss to her shoulder, he murmured, “Get well,Johna. Be well. There’s somuch I want to share with you.” She moved slightly, but remained oblivious.
He joined her less than a minute later.
