ZANA’S POVI had made up my mind.There was nothing anyone could say that would change it. I knew the risk, and I understood exactly what the healer had told me, but every time I looked at Percy lying motionless on that table, I felt the same certainty settle inside my heart. He had stepped in front of an arrow meant for me without thinking about his own life, and now I was being given a chance to do something for him in return. I could not walk away from that chance simply because I was afraid of what might happen to me."Do it," I said.The words were quiet, but they carried across the room.Darren's head snapped toward me. Ken stared at me as if he had not heard correctly.The healer remained completely still."What did you say?" she asked.I looked directly at her "I said do it."Darren stepped forward "Zana, no."I turned toward him.His face was pale with fear."Listen to me," he said. "You don't have to do this.""Yes, I do.""No, you don't." His voice cracked. "You don't owe
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