Chapter 26.1

Nyla stayed in the hospital for an additional two days waiting for the wound to be completely healed and no longer tender. When she told Dr. Bunder she was ready to leave, the doctor told her, “We need to run some tests first, and then you’re free to go.”

Automatically, Nyla’s mind went to the warning in her letter. She cast a glance at Eason, who was sitting by her bedside again. He met her eyes,  a little crease forming between his eyebrows. “Are they really necessary? She says she’s feeling better, and Nyla would know best.”

“I’m afraid they are. They’re the same tests you did last time you were here.” She paused, then continued, “You know how everything has to be documented because you’re a Menhit.”

            Seeing no way out of it, Nyla consented to the tests, praying nothing terrible would come of it. Perhaps th