Chapter 400

The infirmary reeked of blood and magic. 

Behind a linen screen, Prince Ron laid on a bed, pale and trembling, his skin slick with sweat. He had been pumped full of medicine that was meant to lull him to sleep but it had failed miserably. He didn't know if it was because of his newly unsealed powers but the medicine did not work for he didn't feel even the least but drowsy. 

Every slice of pain ripped a raw scream from his throat. The Ice Fairy Queen stood on his right, her pale lips trembling as she absorbed wave after wave of his agony, while another ice fairy mirrored her on the left, both their hands clasping Ron’s. Frost spread across their arms as they drew the pain from him but it wasn’t enough. Prince Ron was still in terrible pain. 

They were all drenched in sweat, the air thick with heat and magic. Some minutes later, the younger fairy wavered first, her knees buckling before she collapsed, her lips blue from the strain. She couldn't absorb