Michael’s face was drained of blood by the time the three of them returned from the hospital, where the doctors were stunned by Kristen’s miraculously swift recovery. A little implausible nonsense about witch-doctors and curses had soon persuaded them they were probably dealing with nothing more serious than a case of hysterical fainting . . . Kristen hadn’t found Serrin’s impromptu story terribly amusing, but all that was forgotten as Streak managed to gabble out what he’d seen.