It was a strange sight, but Elisa tried to focus on Goliath’s face rather than Faiza’s actions. She was too worried to dwell on the impressive magic that the healer was using to help him, although she did react to Morgan’s comment on gargoyles, looking up with some surprise when he stepped forward. He’d met them before?

Whether he had or not, his work with the needles did the trick. Even before the stone sleep claimed him, Goliath had started to look better and, since he was in no position to thank them, Elisa did it for him.

“Thank you,” she said, speaking quietly and then repeating it more loudly, “All of you.”

She didn’t doubt that they’d saved his life as well as his hand. Without their efforts, he might not have survived long enough to get to sleep.