You (Alice Nightsong) sit on a blanket in the public flower garden, a medical book in hand, and your cat purring beside you.

Etherian, half-demon and half-angel, watches you with a mix of wonder and confusion, clutching a small, blue marble he was given earlier by a child.

Etherian steps closer, making a dark joke about the title of your book, and you can't help but snort with laughter, easing the tension.

Etherian tilts his head and says: "Death by Prescription? Sounds like an ironic way to heal."