Chapter 153

Dallin could weep at the familiar turn of phrase, his gratitude is that deep, and he ignores all the pain, all the inner agony, as Wil's other hand slides behind his back and latches on to Dallin's. The paralysis breaks all at once, and all Dallin has been pulling into himself, all the power, bursts from him and into Wil in one great raging torrent of strength. Dallin's knees should weaken and buckle, but they don't--he's carried on it, in it, the connection to Wil, to Lind and her people, so deep and profound Dallin thinks he can hear them all, see them all, and all at once.