Chapter Twenty-One

I slowly came back to the world of the living, peering through one eye to see the mousy face of Leah staring at the floor glumly. She was lost in her thoughts and hadn’t noticed me waking up.

“Now. Answers”, I croaked.

She practically jumped out of her skin as I startled her out of her reverie, a regular habit of hers it seemed.

“Oh, Luna thank the Goddess! Let’s have a look at you”. She pulled up the sheet and sighed in satisfaction. “There. Sophie’s magic has worked its charm once again. See, it’s completely healed!”.

I tested my toes first, wiggling each digit. No pain. I sat up too quickly and my vision went dark and the blood drained out of my face. Leah started fussing over me, trying to push me back down to the pillow once more but I was fixated at my leg-it was indeed completely healed.

I stroked the smooth skin, massaging the muscle underneath in wonder.

“How long have I been asleep?”.

“Only about 7 hours. It’s the herbs, they speed up the natural Were healing process”,