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She chuckled. “I’mnotindestructible, and I’ve never considered myself to be. But yes, I’ve worked as a nurse in a few warzones.”
“You’re full of surprises.”
“Not if you managed to guess that I’d done that,” she responded. “Either I’m more predictable than I think I am, or you just know me well.” There was a strange expression on her face.
“Does that scare you?”
“More than the Sons of Seth,” she responded.
I laughed, regretting it instantly.
“Hey, be careful.” She placed a hand on my chest, trailing a hand over my tattoo. “What did they do to your magic?”
“My magic?”
Kua nodded. “The doctor said that you were exhausted in a way he’d only seen witches after they used too much magic.”
I frowned, trying to think back to what had actually happened. “I don’t know.”
“Can you still use magic? Maybe they put a block on you or something?” She bit her lip, but not in the way that she normally did when she was trying to turn me on, it was more like she was trying to stop herself from getting too upset.
“I don’t know, and I don’t exactly want to try.” I glanced at my hands and the lines inked on them. “It’s not right.”
Understanding dawned on her face. “That’s all right. So the doctor’s orders were that you’re supposed to rest and keep your wounds clean. So that’s what we’re going to do. We should watch a movie or something.” She shifted on the bed to grab the TV remote.
I stared at her, a little confused by what was happening. “We don’t watch movies together.”
“We don’t have dinner or play board games either,” she pointed out. “What do you think? Action? Rom-com? Historical? Though I’m not going to lie, if you want something historical then you’re probably going to have to listen to me complain about all the inaccuracies.”
I chuckled. “That sounds kind of fun.”
“All right, then let’s go with this one.” She clicked on a show and settled beside me, shuffling close enough that I could put my arm around her.
“Did you miss the part where they gave me a four-day deadline to hand you over?” I asked, the knowledge never having been far from my mind, even when I was stumbling here in a semi-conscious state.
“Of course not. But that means we’ve got at least three and a half days to come up with a plan.”
“That’s not enough time...”
She turned to meet my gaze, hers full of something that almost looked like protectiveness. “No plan will work if you don’t have time to heal,” she said firmly. “So that’s what you’re going to focus on. Besides, Seth’s coming over tonight and we can talk to him.”
“Seth as in...”
“God of chaos and storms, the one your cult is named after but doesn’t listen to. That Seth.”
“I know it makes sense that he’s real, especially when I know other gods are, but it’s still weird to think of.”
“Let’s guess? Because he’s a big, well-known god, and I’m just, well me.”
Guilt filled me in response. “That’s not what I meant.”
She shrugged and leaned against my shoulder. “It’s fine. Especially because it’s the truth. I’m a barely-known goddess, but it’s fine, I like it that way. It leads to a lot fewer expectations.”
I supposed that made sense, but it did nothing to alleviate my guilt over what I’d implied.
“He’s coming over at five. So for the next six hours, you’re going to stay in bed and rest. After that, we can start worrying about a plan. Okay?”
“Okay,” I repeated, feeling a rush of affection for her. “Kua?”
