After Northern returned to the Thunderhead Dreadnought, he finally met Shin—who looked like he had fought death itself and, by some divine miracle, survived.
Northern was particularly confused because all of Shin's bodily injuries had somehow healed. The only problem was that he wasn't waking up, which had led him to conclude that whatever the Patriarch had done was probably more mental than physical.
And Braham's seemingly amazing talent actually could not heal non-physical wounds.
'Quite a funny but sensible limitation.'
The room was sparse. There was only Eisha with Silver in her arms, sitting on a wooden chair placed beside Shin's bed. That had been her station—where she'd sat, slept, and nursed him until he woke up.
