River supported Lilla, one arm around her back and the other beneath her legs, carefully guiding her toward the large white tent where the Healer resided.
Hunters surrounded them as they passed, their usual steel expressions softening into deep concern. Worried murmurs rose, but no one dared speak louder than a whisper. All eyes fell on Lilla—the first woman to carry a child since the Red Sky appeared.
It wasn't just awe that filled the air.
It was fear.
Fear that if this child did not make it, then all hope would vanish with him.
River covered Lilla in a glistening protective Bubble, its surface shimmering with Mana as it floated beside him like a cradle. They entered the tent without hesitation. Inside, waiting in calm silence, stood the one person who could make a miracle possible—Healer Mary.
She turned slowly to face them.
