“I healed him.” “What else?” “The virus had fused some of the broken bones. I had to rebreak him to fix his chest. I made her think I was alternating between killing and healing. She promised to come out of the cage if I healed him, but someone interfered.” “Would you have killed the boy to get her?” “Yes.” “But he was a child.” “Nothing mattered except getting Kate to Sharrum.” “What does that word mean, Sharrum?” “King. God. Everything. Everything that I am is shaped by Sharrum. He is wisdom and purpose. He is life.”
