“Did you sleep well?” There’s something odd in his tone, a twitch at the corner of his mouth. “I did, thank you.” “I thought you might, after all that.” I frown, confused. Does he think it cost me a lot of effort to help him quench his fire? “Water wielding doesn’t require much energy.” “That’s not the activity to which I was referring.” “Oh, you mean what I did at the Welcoming of the Favored? I did drain quite a bit of my healing energy, but it has already recovered.” “Not that either.” His eyes never leave my face. “You should know that I have above-average hearing. One might call it a
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