Malin landed on his feet, carefully folding his wings to disguise the tremble and stood, still. The others landed one by one, seeing the main fight wasover.
“This isn’t over,” Petru snapped, then heaved himself into theair.
Malin watched, grim but satisfied. It would buy him a few weeks before Petru decided he’d left Surah alone longenough.
“You almost didn’t make it at the end,” Kausar said, voicequiet.
Malin glanced over. Nikolau was staring at him, face impassive. “I didn’t know it was that bad,” the male said. “The others don’t know what you are really like in flight–they wouldn’t notice. I do.” Niko paused. “Can she really cureyou?”
“She believes shecan.”
“Then she deserves to be yours, human blood or not. But make her cureyou.”
