27. Samson's Hut

Allie POV

Josh remained unconscious all night and most of the following day. 

He roused periodically without fully waking, moaning and drenched in sweat. Samson made him a broth with a few ingredients he said would help get the poison out of his body quicker, but getting it into Josh had been difficult when he barely woke. We’d ended up slowly dribbling it into his mouth and hoping that he wouldn’t choke. 

During the night, Samson had let me rest and kept watch over Josh. I was utterly exhausted. The physical trek, combined with the emotional energy I’d spent, plus my own brush with the boggart’s poison, was a lot to handle.

In the morning, I had discussed the Ivory Queen's request with Samson, but he wanted nothing to do with it. He was being more than hos