I smiled and closed my eyes, focusing on the voice in my head, She is a friend...if your that worried then come see her...I'm barely awake with the fever as is. She's a siren and quite dear to me. Please, just don't do anything....please...

The door opened and I slowly opened my eyes, seeing Zahra walk in with a bowl of cold water and a rag. She sat in the chair next to the bed and placed the bowl on the end table, taking the cold rag and resting it across my forehead.

Thank....you....

Stop talking, vampire. You should be resting. Your body is still trying to fight the poison.

She looked tense around Mandii but she bit her tongue, never looking Mandii in the eye.