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“I’ll get him,” Jóvin said, and stepped out of the library.
Ari, Megan, and Sophia rushed into the room, and Jesska stood to give her sister and niece a hug. Kaspar pushed out of his seat as well, but Jesska insisted he sit back down. His face was ashen, and he didn’t look steady.
“You’re okay?” Ari said.
“Yes, fine. How did you know to come back?” Kaspar asked.
“Sophia picked up on something on the boat,” Ari said.
Jesska looked at her niece, who blushed.
“It was nothing, Papa,” she said.
“It wasn’t nothing, elskan. You listened to your gift and told me. I’m very proud of you.”
Sophia lowered her head, but not before she grinned.
“What’s her gift?” Jesska asked.
“She can tell just by looking at someone, their intention. Whether it be good, bad, or neutral,” Ari said.
“Well, that’s kind of a nifty trick.”
Sophia giggled.
“Sophia got a weird vibe from one of the crew,” Megan explained. “She came to us right away, and as Ari will be less than willing to tell you, he listened to Sophia, something not a lot of people would have done. When the woman was detained, they found several doses of Red Fang on her. What she was trying to do or how she expected to get away with any of it is still a mystery.”
“Where’s the woman now?” Kaspar asked.
“Dreki has her under control,” Ari said, referring to his head guard. He stepped over to Kaspar and frowned. “You don’t look well, brother.”
“I’m fine.”
“You’re hot, babe,” Jesska said, and felt his forehead. “And you’re so pale.”
“Get him on the floor,” Ari demanded.
Jesska jumped up. “What’s going on?”
“Red Fang poisoning,” Austri said. “The antidote’s working against his body now, instead of helping.”
Ari and Austri positioned Kaspar on the floor as Jóvin pushed one of the buttons for the staff. Eberg arrived, his face falling at the sight of his king on the ground.
“We need ice sheets, buckets of ice, and towels, Eberg,” Jóvin demanded. “Quickly.”
Jesska knelt beside Kaspar and forced her worry aside. “What can I do?”
Ari knelt on the opposite side of Kaspar and motioned to Sophia. “I need you to push the poison from his body, elskan.”
“How?” Sophia asked.
“This has to be a group effort,” Ari said as he positioned Sophia at Kaspar’s head. “Jesska, your hand over his heart.”
Jesska nodded and slipped her hand under his shirt, flattening her palm over Kaspar’s heart. Ari took one of Kaspar’s hands and held it between his.
“Sophia, you will need to lay your fingers on his temples. You need to imagine yourself forcing the poison down, does that make sense?”
“Yes, Papa,” she said.
