Book 19: Secrets of the Universe

Naomi

Oakley fainted again. I can’t say I’m surprised. It didn’t take much to have her lay prostrate in Ian’s lap after just the mention of cutting her afflicted arm off, which is not happening. Not if I have anything to do with it. 

That marked the end of the conversation. Fraser, to his credit, simply pursed his lips while the rest of us dove head first into a rather righteous argument about our next steps, and then he put us in our places by offering warmth and food. None of us could argue against the fact that we’ve all spent several days cold and wet in the woods and were slowly losing our minds. 

Ian took Oakley to some room in what I’m now realizing is Fraser’s private wing of this place. His home. His lair. 

Fennec couldn’t convince Wren to come with him, to do what, I didn’t ask, but instead