“Corrine? Is she all right?” Alice asked, standing up from the bed. She carefully rolled Sadie onto her side as she slipped her arm from underneath the sleeping child.
Bell motioned for Alice to follow her out of the room. With a last glance at Sadie, Alice followed after Bell.
Once they were outside the room and the door was closed, Bell took a deep breath and turned to Alice.
“Peter is taking care of her,” she began, “from what I understand, she had several internal injuries and some swelling in her spine. But mostly, she was exhausted. Something must have happened out there to make her use her powers. They are a great gift but take a heavy toll on the body.”
“Swelling in her spine?” Alice asked quietly. “Will she recover?”
