Alessio watched thoughtfully as Karan examined the unconscious Eira, just as he had for every day of the past year.
Karan took his time, quietly murmuring spells as he performed what had now become a routine examination.
An examination that had never provided Alessio the answers he was seeking, yet Alessio would not give up.
Dead or alive, Eira was an incomparable treasure to Alessio, but alive... alive would mean so much more, not for Alessio himself but for Neveah for whom this gift was intended.
"How is it? How is she?" Alessio asked when Karan finally stood still at a place and stopped his circling.
"Much the same as she was yesterday... everyday, she shows a stable improvement, ever so slight, almost insignificant. But this much is not enough to ensure that lifting the spell will be safe." Karan said with a shake of his head.
