Chapter 21: Vicious Methods

Sunlight fell across Maria Scurr's face, and the pallor in her cheeks slowly flushed. The hands that had been ice-cold turned warm, and even her breathing had steadied. Asher Jauncy watched the thin layer of white frost on her skin fade bit by bit and gave a silent nod. The Warmthborne Jade's spiritual energy worked. At this pace, the treatment would purge at least sixty percent of the Frostbane. But then Maria suddenly shuddered. She snapped her eyes open, a raw scream tearing from her throat....