Chapter 23 Stronger Together

• After a while, Meredith stepped quietly through the infirmary doors. She was balancing a tray of steaming venison stew, thick and hearty, the way Magnus liked it.
• Soon she approached the bed where Magnus lay, his massive frame partially hidden beneath the thin hospital sheets.
• His muscles tensed, eyes distant, lips pressed in a thin line. Bandages wrapped tightly around his chest and arms, streaks of blood staining some of the gauze.