Alex watched as the castle physician— an almost elder man with a pot belly— did a general check up on Kyle. He checked the boy's pulse, nose, ears and all, and Kyle just… slept. He slept soundly through it all. Or maybe he lost consciousness along the line? Even the physician couldn't tell.
Lucas came in to report. He had gone for priests of the castle's chapel and had brought them to the room. Even they hadn't seen anything like it before. While they were still inspecting the strange fire, it went out by it self.
Lucas had brought the eldest of the priests into his room. The priest said he wanted to check something on Kyle's body— specifically his back— so he should be turned to lay down on his front. The physician and Lucas had then adjusted Kyle on his front. Lucas had then removed the buttons at the back of the uniform, careful not to wake him up. But Alex doubted Kyle would wake up before dawn. It was almost dawn now. Lucas removed the last button and opened the boy's back.
