Beneath The Moon's Bite
I begged.
Veth forced something between his teeth, a liquid that smelled of herbs and moonlight, thick and dark. For a terrible moment, nothing happened, he kept shaking, kept fighting, kept slipping further away.
Then, slowly, the convulsions eased. His body relaxed, his eyes closed.
There was silence and tension, I looked at Elara. Her face was pale, but she nodded.
"He's stable, for now." Veth said….touching his forehead. I collapsed back into the chair, my whole body shaking, I didn't realize I was crying until I tasted salt.
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