Chapter 54. Half Serum

They arrived at the palace, back in the room where Red had woken up earlier. Fiona, Kit and Kyra staggered down. The three of them immediately lay down on the cold surface of the floor. Ursula's chest opened; Red crawled out, then fell to the floor.

Red's shirt was splattered with blood, sending her friends into a panic. The girl was now completely unconscious.

"Red! Red!" cried Kyra as she patted her cheek. "We have to get her to bed."

Aamon had just arrived, looking just as exhausted. But the young man gasped in shock when he saw Red being carried by the others.

"What happened?" asked Aamon.

"Red's condition seems critical. I don't know if the medicine I brought can help her," Kyra replied frightenedly. "She needs half of the serum, Aamon."

Fiona dragged her feet to the closet, grabbed some clean clothes and hurried back to the bed. "Leave, Aamon. We saved your friend; now it's time for you to repay your debt of gratitude," Fiona insisted. "Red