Chapter 63

THE SIGHT OF THE FOUR women shocked Sabyn when he and Daron arrived for lunch. They looked ages older and whiter than ice sprites. He gave Elena a concerned look.

'They need to eat and rest, that's all,' Elena said reassuringly.

Sabyn nodded and hurried over to help Kassie to the cloth, then Loi, both gave him a brief nod in thanks and fell to eating.

DARON WATCHED, ASTONISHED BY THE amount of food the girls consumed. Elena must have expected it, he realized; she'd packed enough for at least twenty. The colour came back to their faces and they started to look more alert. Cat seemed to take longer than the others to recover.

Perhaps she's weaker than them, Daron thought, surprised. Or maybe it's the result of Alek's behaviour toward her. He watched her then glanced at Sabyn who watched her too. They exchanged a concerned look.

IT TOOK A BEWILDERINGLY LONG time to feel normal again. Especially after the rush you got from first handling the energy. The food began to make me feel