"No quicker," said Solomon, rising. He still leaned on the cane, but he was moving far more easily than he had even when he'd left the hospital two weeks ago. "No slower, perhaps, but no quicker. Does that make a difference to your healing process?"

It was a thoughtful question. If Raine's magic relied upon the energy in a body, he wondered whether the longevity caused by magic might be an interference. Biology was far from his strong point.