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Twenty-seven

“To talk to the lantvihtir,” I murmured.

“What?” asked Sif. “Shhh, Hank. Don’t talk.”

“Kuthbyuhrn.”

“Yes,” she crooned. “Almost done here, Hank, and then I can stitch you up.”

“Magic,” I groaned.

“Not yet,” said Sif. “Let me be—I need to concentrate.”

“Fine,” I murmured, losing my grip on consciousness yet again.