Chapter 58

I placed a comforting hand on his shoulder. “Knox, you know that I have no sort of training as a healer, so you should understand why it might not be so easy for her to accept me.” I told him.

“No, she–” He was going to argue more, but I cut him off.

“There’s nothing to it, Knox. Just let it be. I told you I wanted to handle it my way, so you need to allow me to do so. Healer Felicia wants the best for the clinic. That’s all.”

Knox looked like he wanted to argue again, but he thought better of it, and closed his mouth.

My heart raced as I tried to think of a way of bringing it up. Knox glanced at me again.

“Are you sure you’re okay? You look so tense.” He commented.

I stood up from the bed with a sigh as I began pacing the room, causing Knox to get even more worried.

“What’s going on, Aria?” he asked, standing up also. He began walking slowly towards me, like he was scared of spooking me.

“Healer Felicia told me today, that...