Nathan brings in a cup of hot tea for his dad. “Is she going to be okay, Dad?” he asks worriedly.
“Yes, pray for her son. The Doctor is on the way and you and your brother need to get some sleep. I promise, you can see Serenity, in the morning.”
He hugs his dad and looks at him, “Promise?”
“Yes, now get to bed.” He watches his son leave and looks back at the bed. Her rapid breathing scares him, she feels fevered and he is worried about internal injuries. She protected his son, what would have happened to Sincere if she hadn’t fought for him? How did Sincere know she was in trouble?
His parents return with the doctor. Dr. Chow has been with his family for centuries. He is relieved when she rushes into the room and begins barking orders. “You, shower! Hot water and warm dry clothes. I will help the girl, go, go.” She says pushing them from the room, Baron blocks her path to Serenity and growls low. The fur on his back stands up and he glares at the doctor.
“Baron! No! What’s gotten into you?” Noel demands pulling the dog back. The doctor glares at the Baron as he pulls away from Noel, and returns to his guard duty by the fireplace. He sits and watches, never taking his eyes off the doctor.
“That beast must go,” Dr. Chow snaps.
“Baron, will not harm you, Dr. Chow. I don’t know what’s gotten into…” Noel starts to say but Michael interrupts her.
“Mom, can you check on the boys?” Michael asks swaying on his feet.
“Yes, yes. Do what she says. Serenity will be fine, Michael.”
He hurries through a hot shower and anxiously returns to find the doctor still with her. He lays on the couch in the living room and crashes into a troubled sleep. A sound wakes him just as the sun is rising. Dr. Chow is whispering to his parents.
“How is she?” he asks sitting up quickly.
Dr. Chow will not quite meet his eyes when she looks to answer. “Her injuries are many, Michael. The minor cuts and gashes have been taken care of. The stitches will need a week or so before they come out. Her right foot will take longer to heal. The beast almost crushed every bone in her leg. I am forbidden from healing a human, Michael and she has a fever. The blow to the back of her head did not break the skin, but I am not sure about internal bleeding. I started her on antibiotics. Hopefully she will wake soon. Once the fever breaks, she should be out of the woods. I would check on her every few hours, call if there is any change,” exhausted she leaves the family.
The boys listen quietly from the hallway and Nate looks at the tears on Sincere’s face. “She can’t get kill’t, Nate. We have to help her!” Nate nods his head, and quietly leads the way back to Serenity’s room closing the door behind them. Together they push a chair in front of the door, and Nathan walks towards her. Baron watches with quiet eyes.
“What if I can’t fix her, Sincere, I might make it worse?” he whispers with fear in his eyes.
“No, she needs us. We will do it together.” Sincere takes Serenity’s cold hand and nods at his brother.
Nathan closes his eyes and feels the power running through the Pole. The power lives and breathes, floating above the sky as the Northern Lights. Inside the lights are the animals who call this land home and the people who protect its secrets. He draws on the power and holds his hands over her head.
In the living room the adults fall silent and Nick’s eyes fly open in shock. Noel gasps and they all move at the same time. They run for the bedroom but the door is locked. Immediately they teleport into the bedroom, and watch stunned as Nathan holds the multicolored ribbons of light softly over Serenity. They envelop her body, warming her and healing her injuries from the inside out. Her breathing slows to a normal rate, the stitches disappear and her ribs knit back together. Her broken leg heals and the purple bruises fade to yellow before the lights begin to fade. Nathan sways on his feet, and falls forward, caught in his father’s strong arms.
“How did I do, Dad?” he whispers.
“You did great son, you did great!” he says kissing him softly.
Sincere beams at his family, holding her warm hand, he says, “She’s not killt anymore!”
Chapter 5
“Why won’t she wake up, Dad? Did I do it wrong?” Nathan asks worriedly chewing on his fingers.
“Stop chewing, you did everything just right. Her body is still healing, that’s all. Nate how long have you know you could heal?” Michael asks sitting in a large chair by the fireplace. He is determined to talk to his sons. Nathan shrugs his shoulders but doesn’t answer. Michael knows Nathan has had to grow up faster than most nine year old boys. Losing his mother at such a young age forced him to. He is shy, reserved and gifted.
“It is an amazing gift you have been given, Nathan. You will need training and it would help if I knew how long you could do this.” Michael says sipping his hot coffee.
“Last summer when I was with Sincere at the lake, he fell and cut his foot. Mrs. Brown was talking to her friends and she wouldn’t help, so I fixed it when she wasn’t looking.”
“That’s amazing, son. I want you to know,
