Chapter 10
Soren sat in the infirmary. A matron was checking his wounds, but he was more concerned about Pelli. As soon as the matron was done with him, he went over to her. She was still knocked out, but breathing.
"Will she live?" Soren asked the matron standing nearby.
The matron looked worried, but at least that was honesty. "I'm honestly not sure. It seems likely now, but if things keep declining. . ."
Soren nodded. "No need to explain. I understand." He walked away, but wasn't really sure where to go. He turned around, starting to pace without realizing it.
Then Gylfie came in. "Soren! Are you alright?" She asked.
Soren stopped and looked up, broken from his thoughts. "Yes. Fine."
"What happened?" Gylfie asked.
It occurred to Soren he still had to answer that to the entire tree, but that could wait. "Pornal tried to kill me."
"What? Why?" Gylfie asked. "He was never the nicest, but he doesn't seem like that type."
Soren shook his head. "It wasn't really him. I don't know how to explain it, but Voldemort, from the Other time, somehow has possessed him."
"You sure?" Gylfie asked.
Soren nodded. "Positive."
To his surprise, she didn't seem particularly shocked. "Did you try to kill him?"
Soren sighed and looked at the ground. "Yes. I didn't want to because of Pornal, but that Voldemort character is dangerous from what we know." He shook his head. "There's just one thing I don't understand. I heard his heart beat stop when I slashed him, and it stopped long enough he had to be dead. But then . . . he came back."
"Oh I was afraid of that." Gylfie said.
Soren turned to her. "What?"
Gylfie looked up at him. "Pornal's a horcrux."