Mina let out a startled yip, but immediately went limp to avoid broken bones. They wouldn't be the worst outcome of this, but they were certainly a bloody pain. And she couldn't afford to use up too much blood in healing them.

The Queen's light died as Mina hung there. Apparently, the damn fae infection didn't feel like dealing with this.

Which left her very much on her own.

And her dropped scalpel quickly told her that she was more or less defenseless.

"Because it would be an awful mess," she replied evenly. "And my friend Pendragon would be very sad without me."