BloodBound Crown
Healing draught, potent and pure.
He tipped her head back, supporting her neck with one hand, and poured the liquid down her throat. "Come on, come on, *swallow*."
For a terrible moment, nothing happened. The potion just sat in her mouth, and he realized with horror that she was too far gone to even swallow reflexively.
She was *drowning* on the medicine meant to save her.
No. *No.*
Kael sealed his mouth over hers and breathed out, forcing air into her lungs, creating pressure that made her body react. She convulsed, swallowing reflexively, the potion sliding down her throat at last.