After a moment, Elinor realized she was looking at the place where Harry had been shot--from the inside. Did I miss a fragment? She moved closer, explaining to Amanusa where they were. Even if you did, Amanusa said, it shouldn't still be affecting him after so long away from the dead zone. Surely it would be dead. Inert. These machines, the ones that travel outside the dead zones, are different. Elinor probed the dark spot and Harry hissed, as if it hurt. She asked him, feeling a bit as if she stood in a bucket as she listened to his reply. "A bit," he admitted. "Has it been? Since it happened? This is where the machine shot you, is it not?" "Yeah." He shrugged. She could feel his muscles move. "I figured it was just healin' up. Isn't it?" "Not properly. There may be a fragment of the dart left behind. I need to be sure. I'll try not to hurt." "I will block the pain," Amanusa said. "Elinor will learn how." Elinor sensed Amanusa intend to block pain and saw the magic act to wrap itself around and around the odd, almost star-shaped fibers surrounding the area.
