Maria grabs his head with both hands to look closely. “Oh dear, I didn’t notice it before, what happened!?”
“Nothing, Mum, it’s just a scratch…”
I stare at him in disbelief. Did he do it on purpose or was it really just an accident?
With glittering eyes, I decide to stoke the fires of hell, just to see how he deals with that. “He hit his head when he fell and was unconscious for a few minutes. He almost got sucked into the whirlpool in the guardian’s cavern!”
Elijah turns to me with an incredulous expression. I smirk.
However, instead of being angry at him, Maria hugs him tightly and starts sobbing, which makes me feel like an absolute shithead.
“Mum, it’s okay—I’m okay.”
“Why weren’t you more careful?” Maria wails. “You know I can’t bear it—I am not losing you too! You are never g
