When he finally opened his eyes again, the concern reflected within them had deepened.
"I don't know."
The admission carried little reassurance.
Elias had spent his entire life studying both medicine and spiritual cultivation, and there were few people throughout the kingdom whose understanding surpassed his own. If even he couldn't identify what they were facing from the reports alone, then whatever had been done to Cooper lay far beyond ordinary illness.
Silence settled over the cabin once more.
Kade turned back toward the window, watching the endless wilderness continue to unfold beneath the aircraft as the helicopter carried them steadily toward the Royal Capital.
Somewhere far ahead, beyond the mountains disappearing into the horizon, his son lay unconscious inside the Royal Medical Wing while an entire team of physicians struggled to keep him alive without understanding what threatened him.
