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A pair of zagfer rush forward, halting the equus as they take the reins. Eager to see Althia, I run to the front door and barge on through.
“You there!” I call to the nearest servant. “Has anyone checked on Althia?”
“Not that I know of. Yiosha said she would look after her, I believe.”
Grunting, I start up the stairs. I knew that I could count on Yiosha. She has a history of always carrying through on her promises, but what good is one servant against the matriarch of the family?
I reach the topmost step, where the trilling of Nexus bounces between the walls. I look down the hallway to see Nexus galloping over to me, butting my legs with considerable strength.
“What is it?” I ask.
He chatters and runs down the hallway leading to my quarters, stopping after a few meters. He looks over his shoulder as if to check that I’m following him.
What’s gotten into him?
Nexus runs on ahead, coming to the open doorway of my room. There, he peers inside, his pupils shrinking as his tail drops low and begins to sway. He only does that when something is wrong.
“What’s happened?” I call to him. I don’t remember leaving my door open.
I break into a sprint, desperate to reach my room quicker. I run inside, stopping to see Althia passed out on the floor.
“Althia!” I yell out, rushing to her side.
A line of drool trails out from her open mouth, her eyes barely open as her pupils flutter. Her chest rapidly rises and falls with short breaths, and from the sound of it, she’s struggling to take in the air.
“Yiosha!” I shout. “Yiosha, where are you?”
Where is that damned zagfer? She was supposed to keep an eye on her.
I figure that she must be tending to her other duties for the day. Still, my mate is dying in my hands, and if she doesn’t make it, Yiosha will pay.
“Anyone! I need help!”
No one comes to my call.
I can’t rely on anyone else. Right now, Althia needs me!
I hoist her up into my arms and carry her to my bed, laying her down gently. I have no idea what’s riddling her body so I must be gentle, but all the while, it takes every ounce of patience within me not to rush. Magic works better when it’s controlled.
I loosen her clothing, opening up some breathing room. I hurl a telekinetic spell at the window, throwing it open for air. Laying a hand on her head, a great heat emanates off of Althia’s body as if someone had thrown her into a pit of lava.
Just as I’m about to begin healing her, my advanced hearing picks up the sound of distant footsteps from outside. I turn around in the hopes of seeing Yiosha for a helping hand, but all I catch is Nexus standing on guard by the door.
He bears his teeth, hissing at seemingly nothing.
“Is anyone there?” I call out. “I need help!”
You’ve got this, just do what you did last night!
The familiar blue glow comes to life as I lay hands on either side of Althia’s face. I keep an eye out for any changes in her unconscious state, expecting her to shoot up at any given moment.
Alas, nothing comes.
“Come on, come on! Why isn’t this working?”
Could it be that her body has developed some sort of resistance against my spells?
“No! I’m not letting you go!”
