Author’s POVThe knock came a few minutes later.It was soft, measured, nothing like Harlow’s hurried entrance earlier. Henry lifted his head at the sound, his jaw tightening slightly as another chill rolled through him. The room felt wrong. Too warm and too cold at once. Sweat clung to his temple, yet his fingers felt numb where they rested against the arm of the chair.“Enter,” Henry said.The door opened, and Healer Apollo stepped inside.The old healer moved with the same calm precision he always carried, his robes neat, his silver-streaked hair pulled back, his expression unreadable at first glance. But the moment his eyes landed on Henry, real concern filled his eyes.Apollo shut the door behind him and walked forward without wasting time on formalities.“Beta Harlow said you were unwell,” he said, setting a leather case down on the desk before looking at Henry more closely. “He failed to mention that you looked like death.”Henry exhaled slowly. “I’m not dying.”“Well, that’s a
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