Chapter 69. Two Elves and a Hare-Genn

SAELYNA

“Bad idea,” he says before I even finish.

I throw my hands up. “Look, I’m not asking for your permission, Quain, I’m just letting you know, so you can tell them if they come looking for us.”

He shakes his head. “You never said anything before. Gods, you healed those kids like it was nothing,” he says half shrilly.

“Not exactly, Quain. For the most part it was quite easy, but there’s something else. It drains energy from our bodies. And when we…recharge…”

Cyran bites a nail, a new habit he’s developed. “Well, it gets tricky. It’s like I’m getting pulled in too deep.”

Quain turns to me. “And this happens to you as well?”

“Yes it does. One time, I felt Cyran drifting away and…”

“You two are still connected?”

I purse my lips and run a hand through my hair. “Focus, Quain. The point is, that’s not supposed to happen, is it?”

He scrunches up his face and I make his hesitation a leverage. “Even then, we can’t set th