“You don’t say?” Waylon retorted.
Abel was silent for a while. Eventually, he said, “Thank you, Waylon.”
Waylon was about to hang up, but he added, “Abel, how’s the condition of your skin?”
“Pretty bad,” Abel said with a frown. “Whenever I take an ice water bath, the skin on my abdomen and thigh will crack. If this goes on, I’m sure my entire body will crack.”
“How troublesome,” Waylon said with a sigh. “I’ve already made you some ointment. I’ll give it to you tomorrow so you can find some relief for your cracked skin.”
“Mm.”
“That’s only a temporary fix though,” Waylon said. “I should bring Emma back with me tomorrow. That should make things easier for you.”
“You can’t,” Abel said. “If Emma is with me, I only have to fight against Deathly Desire. If she’s not here, I don’t even feel like breathing. You can’t take her away.”
“What’s gotten into your brain? I don’t understand love at all!” Waylon said and hung up.
Abel glared at his phone as though he were glaring at Waylon.
You’d better not fall in love then!
The next morning, Waylon came to The Precipice. Benjamin came along too.
Abel had cut some fresh willow tree branches from the backyard.
“They all face south, right?” Waylon asked.
“Yes,” Abel replied.
“That works. We can’t afford to be careless,” Waylon said.
He picked some tender branches and gave them to Kendra, who would boil them.
Emmeline sat on the couch. She could hear everyone busy around her.
Waylon sat down next to her and checked under her eyelids.
“How is it, Waylon?” Emmeline asked. “Will I get to see again after my eyes are cleaned?”
“I think so, yes,” Waylon said. “By next week, the cataracts should be totally gone.”
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