Tavek breathed hard feeling his muscles ripple and expand. The need to protect Robin against the Gog filled him to the brim he couldn’t breathe. His arms tightened around her as he took a step back.
“We’re here for you.” They spoke as one, their voices blending into an eerie sound that picked at his memory. Tavek remembered the sound of chanting and softly spoken words of those who’d cared for him for centuries.
He somehow knew the beings that stood before him on a deep level that he didn’t understand. Tavek pushed at the confusing tender feeling that surfaced.
“You come to me now! When you can do s**t for me,” Tavek asked through clenched teeth. “You don’t heal the wounded, remember?”
One of the Gog stepped forward. He seemed to float, his robe bellowing around his feet as got clos
