While Ahnasha fetched Sabine, Fendros stepped over to the upturned chair that Elinenne leapt from and righted it next to Jespric, around the table corner. He sat down and rested his hands together on the table, looking at Jespric intently and trying to ignore the child's pain. "Start from when you first contacted them. Tell me everything from there. Every detail."

Barely half a minute passed before Sabine stepped in and took in a slow, horrified gasp at the scene. She immediately charged a powerful healing spell in her hands and stepped up to the mother and child. "Let me help," Sabine urged. "Show me your injury."

Even Sabine was affected by what Ahnasha had done. Unlike the apparently blank Fendros, she looked to be on the verge of tears. She was as gentle as she could be with Aneitta while staunching the bleeding, numbing the pain, and carefully repairing the stab wound.

Fendros did his best to ignore it all and remained staring at Jespric.