Capítulo 124: A Restaurant Scandal

'BE CAREFUL MAKING WISHES in the dark; you never know when they'll hit back!' Rafel wasn't sure which of his Uncles had said this, but it had stuck with him. Hellions didn't get the choice of whispering dreams at shooting stars, or waiting for echoed fantasies by a wishing well; that was stuff reserved for princesses and shit. In Rafel's case, the option of wishing upon the stars was ripped from him like the talons of the [Wailing Willow] that had pulled him from the lava pool of his birth.

But in all these, as Cora was rushed out of his dorm and Salem Hall in a gurney to the carriage waiting outside, Rafel found himself wishing so hard it hurt his head.

He wished for her to be fine.

Corazón Mortimer was transported swiftly to the on-campus infirmary; the best healers summoned and already on site. Several students stepped out their various rooms and watched curiously as the girl on the stretcher was wheeled away.

"Who is she?"