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Chapter 23: A Moment Between Danger

Author: Daniel Favour
last update publish date: 2026-07-28 03:10:26

The medic work fast, mixing the milk with something from his box, then helping tilt Joy's head gentle so she could swallow small sips, slow, careful, one at a time.

At first nothing happen. Kian watch, holding his breath, his whole body tight like a rope pull too far. Then, slow, something start to change. The red soaking through the bandage begin to slow down, then stop. Joy's cheeks, so pale before, start to get some color back, small, but there.

"It's working," the medic said, relief plain i
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    The medic work fast, mixing the milk with something from his box, then helping tilt Joy's head gentle so she could swallow small sips, slow, careful, one at a time.At first nothing happen. Kian watch, holding his breath, his whole body tight like a rope pull too far. Then, slow, something start to change. The red soaking through the bandage begin to slow down, then stop. Joy's cheeks, so pale before, start to get some color back, small, but there."It's working," the medic said, relief plain in his voice. "Whatever poison was in that cut, the milk is helping her body push it out. Not fully healed. But she is stable now."Joy's eyes open fuller this time, no longer half close, no longer far away. She blink, confuse for a second, looking around the tent before her eyes land on Kian kneeling beside her."Kian," she whisper, voice weak but real this time, actual sound coming out."I'm here," he said, tears he didn't even notice falling down his own face now. "I'm here, Joy. You're okay.

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