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Zarek

I can’t keep my mind off Vaelia since her last sickness; she is all I think about.

I keep telling myself it’s because of what the healer advised, but deep down, I know it’s more than that. There’s something different about her—a glow I can’t quite explain. I take her everywhere with me now, unwilling to risk anything happening to her.

Today, Maera has returned to check on her. She’s taken