The Saintess and the Demon King novel · Chapter 17 of 24
Chapter 17: The Trade
Isabeau poured everything she had into him.
She knelt on the gatehouse floor with his head in her lap.
The Wheel's beam swept the wall above them and the stone cracked, and she did not look up.
The Flame went down her arms into his chest.
It met the black tide and fought it.
For a long minute, she thought she was winning.
Then the vein stopped retreating.
It held at his collarbone, throbbing, and a thread of smoke curled from his lips.
"He's not breathing right," said Torvin.
"I know."
"Isabeau."
"I know!"
Her light flickered, for the first time.
The Wheel's beam crossed the tower again, and every part of her went cold.
She was not running out.
The Wheel was pulling at her.
"Take him down," she said. "Into the deep cellars. Away from the light."
Torvin hauled the king over his shoulder.
She followed, and behind her she heard the walls groan.
In the cellar, on a pallet of sacks, Veyron lay breathing in long cracked gasps.
She laid both hands on his chest and gave him all she could.
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