Chapter 605. What Is This Place?

Logan is quite gaunt. That’s the first thing I notice as I linger in the doorway of the healer’s cottage, watching Cole check Logan’s ears. Cole is amazing with kids, and it shows, because Logan cracks a smile at something Cole says and Aviva interprets. 

But Cole’s eyes are heavy with concern when he turns away from the boy, his eyes scanning his notes before closing his notebook and setting it on the counter. Aviva, wearing Lexa on her back, takes Logan’s hand and leads him out of the healer’s cottage, closing the door behind her. 

I watch through the window as they walk away, into the rolling, morning fog. It’s a chilly late summer morning–the first truly cold morning since we arrived last week. 

It’s been four days since almost everyone fell ill, but thankfully that’s over. 

And, Kyra isn’t here right now. She’s off doing something in Endova, according to Cole and Ryan. 

I feel immediately more relaxed in her absence.&n