With my magic, I calm the inflamed joints, ease the function of bowels and kidneys, strengthen the heart muscle. In the process I discover several spots of mutated cells in his body—small tumors that are bound to grow rapidly. I’ve encountered this kind of disease in people before. It’s not something my healing magic can fix, but suddenly I wonder if the other side of my ability might be useful here. With it, I could potentially erode those tumors, erase the mutating cells. As I’m considering the possibility, I can feel something shifting, changing inside me. When I open my eyes, I’m horrified
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