Hathor Legacy: Burn by Bailey Deborah A

Author:Bailey, Deborah A [Bailey, Deborah A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bright Street Books
Published: 2014-07-15T23:00:00+00:00

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Nadira was waiting for them when they finally opened the door. Although drained and unable to use her powers, she could still defend herself if she had to.

When the doctor returned, she had Mikal with her and a man dressed in a grey corporate suit. Shorter than Mikal, with stringy brown hair, he had a round face and a very fake smile. Something about him gave her the feeling of a person trying to hard to be friendly. If he had to work at it, he obviously wasn't.

"Nadira, allow me to introduce Carlo. He's a healer." Mikal motioned to his companion.

"Get out of here," she snapped. He'd actually had the nerve to return here like nothing had happened.

Mikal glanced at the doctor. "Perhaps you can leave us for a moment. I'm afraid that Guardian Nadira will upset herself. We'll have to work quickly."

"I'd like to observe, if you don't mind," she replied, coming over to stand by the bedside. "I haven't worked with a Guardian healer before."

Mikal pulled on his jacket sleeves like he was suddenly uncomfortable with their length. "Doctor, I think you would find it boring to stand around and watch. Carlo is skilled, I assure you."

"Skilled in what?" Nadira asked. There was no way she was allowing the doctor to leave her alone with them. "He's not touching me and neither are you."

"Nadira, I don't think you're the best judge of what's appropriate. You've had a lot of strain and you're not yourself," Mikal admonished.

"The doctor is staying," Nadira said. "But you can leave."

"Is this her room?" Elder Azure walked in, followed by a woman Nadira didn't recognize. "Nadira! Are you all right?"

"What are you doing here?" Nadira asked.

"Brant told me you were here. I came as soon as I could and brought Maji." She gestured to the woman who'd come with her. "My child, I was shocked at what happened at that warehouse." The Elder leaned down to press her cheek against Nadira's.

Maji greeted her by holding out her hands, palms up. She had a rounded face, shoulder-length hair and looked to be in her forties, though it was hard to tell since Guardians tended to have longer life spans. Like her hair, her eyes were a shade of brown, reminding Nadira of the topaz stones she often saw displayed in the shops in the Palatine. Freckles were sprinkled across her cheeks and nose, and along her bare arms.

A triangle-shaped stone hung from a blue braided cord around her neck, but unlike everything else, it wasn't a shade of blue. Instead it was a sort of gold with brown visible depending on how the light hit it. Her dark blue dress hung above her knees in the front and lower in the back, just hitting her calves. "I didn't know your mother, Minona. But I've heard of her. She was very brave."

It had been the first time anyone had referred to her mother that way. Nadira didn't know what to say. Was this woman really an ally, or not? At this point, it was becoming hard to tell.

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