—Lia!

Ian woke up with a start. Suddenly Johan's words hammered in his head: "I haven't slept for three months, I don't rest, I have to keep an eye on her at all hours because I'm afraid she's going to do something stupid..."

But he had not left her alone. Shadow was by her side, and Fao, and Rama. They slept in the room with her, and if she had moved half a millimeter their howls would have alerted him. Lia was fine, and he was just a little elated about the last conversa