“At Esther’s grandmother’s house, he’s the one who told you about the Holy Ground right?”

“Yes,” I whispered.

He nodded and crossed his arms over his chest. “And in the Land of the Lore?”

My heart did little flips in my chest at the memory. “He spoke to me.”

Coop turned to Deacon, then back. “I don’t know if you can get into his head, and honestly being Lilith’s son, I wouldn’t dare try it. Which is why I wanted to avoid the Everest element in your dreams. Because Lilith is a risk. But it does seem that he watches your mind, as he pulled you out of several dreams now—including one I created. So perhaps if you just went to sleep and took a little nighty-night stroll in a dreamland park, maybe he’ll come to you.”

My eyes widened. I hadn’t asked with the intention of seeing Everest, but if he thought this might get me a moment with my soulmate, I was going to give it a try. I licked my lips and nodded, afraid to speak in fear that Cooper might change his mind.

Deacon snapped his fingers. “Go down to see Myrtle first. Tell her you need a potion for peaceful sleep, she’ll know what to give you, then come back up.”

Cooper nodded and smiled. “We’ll have you sleep on the couch here so we can monitor you.”

“Cool. Be right back.” I jumped to my feet. Then I raced down the stairs before Cooper could change his mind. “C’mon, boys. Wanna see Chutney?”

Myrtle was down here somewhere, but all the doors in the first hall were open and my feet stopped me short. I hadn’t prepared myself to see all the injured down here. Esther was surrounded by her parents and grandmother. They were sleeping in chairs but I didn’t like the pain in their faces. Henley was in a bed in the same room as Deacon’s. I smiled as I spotted Emersyn curled into his side already. She was using his arm as a pillow and holding his hand, and I wondered if the projection of Deacon upstairs felt it. Across the hall I found Devon and Hunter in a full-sized bed together. I hadn’t realized that was what Tegan had meant when she said she gave him a bed.