The Lingering Shadows

Thalia

Hours of tossing and turning in the dark finally gave way to a restless doze, though I spent every waking minute before that lecturing myself for acting so foolishly. This whole ordeal was nothing more than a standard medical consult. I would step in to help where I could, then pack my bags and come straight back to my clinic and the life I had built here. There was zero real danger unless