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wrap up soon? 300+  Kansas too felt utterly helpless, for he had not even the slightest skill in medicine. He wished there existed some miracle elixir that would awaken Artemis, but not even Amata and Cambria could hope to procure something like that. The gray child's sickness was the strangest and most frightening thing that the young father had ever witnessed, for there was no immediate cure. There was nothing to be done that would reverse it — she was frozen in time, caught behind a surreal barrier that could not be broken by any external force. All Kansas could hope was that the love radiating from her parents, her family, might cause a slight stir within her that would slowly ripple to the edges of her consciousness, and awaken her. When the obsidian wolfess spoke, her tone had risen in its pitch of hope. As her breathing strengthened, he too found it increasingly easier to breath for himself. Holding her close, feeling her soft pink tongue rasp against his skin had a powerful effect on him. He felt his faith bound impenetrably with hers, simply because of the loving touch. Savina began to paint a scene in his mind that caused his eyelids to flutter and close. He could see the jeweled surface of the rich blue sea, smell the food of the picnic, hear their laughter. All the while he banished the dark thoughts that were creeping just below the surface, the possibility that their dream would not come true buzzing like a hornet in the distance; but if he kept the picture vibrant in his mind's eye, the darkness had less power. Kansas opened his eyes and smiled. I can't wait, he said, gently squeezing her tightly and releasing her. Its going to be a good day. Kansas looked into his daughter's face, this time without hesitancy, and for that moment he believed she would smile again. |