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@@@@@Perhaps the numerous bindings were the reason the emotions were so vividI decided to open my eyesI felt the need to double-check the Healer's promises and make sure the rest of me workedI closed my eyes againThe last light I had seen had been filtered through a hundred ocean fathomsBut these eyes had seen brighter and could handle itI opened them narrowly, keeping my eyelashes feathered over the breach?Would you like me to turn down the lights?? ?No, Healer ?Very good,? he said, and I understood that his approval was meant for my casual use of the possessiveBoth waited quietly while my eyes slowly widenedMy mind recognized this as an average room in a medical facilityThe ceiling tiles were white with darker specklesThe lights were rectangular and the same size as the tiles, replacing them at regular intervalsThe walls were light green?a calming color, but also the color of sicknessA poor choice, in my quickly formed opinionThe people facing me were more interesting than the roomThe worddoctor sounded in my mind as soon as my eyes fastened on the HealerHe wore loose-fitting blue green clothes that left his arms bareHe had hair on his face, a strange color that my memory called redRed! It had been three worlds since I had seen the color or any of its relativesEven this gingery gold filled me with nostalgiaHis face was generically human to me, but the knowledge in my memory applied the wordkindAn impatient breath pulled my attention to the SeekerIf she had remained still, it would have taken me longer to notice her there beside the HealerShe didn't draw the eye, a darkness in the bright ro