Chapter 36 Storm And Shadows

• The snowstorm shrieked against the walls like a beast denied entry. Wind clawed at the shutters and stacked white drifts against the outer walls, but inside the healer’s hut, the air was thick with the scent of herbs, sweat, and tension.
• Xueya pressed her hand to the forehead of a feverish child, her spirit energy pulsing gently to soothe the heat and mend the hidden sickness. The fire cracked nearby, casting long shadows across the room full of patients huddled together on mats and makeshift cots.
• She pulled back slowly. The child breathed easier now. One down.