Daphne didn’t respond right away. Instead, her hand left mine and trailed up my arm. When it grazed one of the bandages, I held a hiss back as it stung just from the barest of touches. "Bad," she finally said, apparently noticing my reaction. "I had to keep absorbing the magic from the gravest wound on your side, but that didn’t stop the rest of its effect on your body." Daphne stopped as she let out a shuddered breath. My head snapped to look at her as I felt the overwhelming fear in her. "Adeline and countless others have seen you, making sure you survive. We would have liked to move you to Avalon, but any movement caused you severe pain and opened the wounds. It- Its be-" She choked up again, unable to stop the tears from falling.