I was frozen for a moment in my shock, Why hadn't I known my love was in such pain? Had he kept it from me? First, I felt anger at his deception and then I shook it off and jumped up and ran to him. Wrapping my arms around him, I held him tight as his tears flowed into my hair.
"Let me try to heal you." I begged, although the dragon healer inside me was just shaking her head as if to say we couldn't heal him. I yelled at her inside my head, Why not? Why can't I heal him? I'd give my life for him! She just shook her head and turned away, no answer coming from her lips.
I turned my eyes outward again, holding Viper and feeling him echo my inner dragon's thoughts. "DQueene, I know you love me as I love you." He hesitated, "But this is something I have to do. I know, from my visions, that your touch cannot heal this disease. Your help to me will be in fighting and destroying the evil Wizards, destroy their dominion over the world and we might all be free."
