Chp 21 Pt. 5 Baby Mortensen

Katerina

“Taylor, this is Helen.”

Taylor takes in Helen, but shows no emotion.

“Hello Taylor. My name is Helen and I hear you have had quite a traumatic experience. I would like to help you if you’d let me. Would you like to go for a walk with me?”

Taylor looks at me and I nod my head at him. He gets up and follows Helen outside with the assigned warrior. Helen places her hand on his back as she leads him outside and I worry her gifts won’t work. Taylor is looking back at me and is not saying one word to her which I’ve never seen happen.

“You really think she can help him?”

“Yes, she has a special gift,” I reply though I am for once unsure.

I head back inside as Helen and Taylor disappear from view and head upstairs. I take a few steps and I suddenly get a sta