I stared at the raw wound that spread across Spati's body with growing horror. This couldn't be happening! Spati couldn't be like this! I looked at Moonsong, she was the closest of any of us to Spati, and she looked about to cry. I stepped beside her and wrapped my arm around her shoulders. "We'll find a way to save him. I'm sure of it" I whispered to her.

She nodded, seeming to grasp at the little hope I offered.