Artemis gave a small laugh, "Haku can take care of himself. And he was fine after his next appointment."

If Haku had convinced him of anything, it was that he could take care of himself. That Haku wouldn't let anyone hurt him. He'd promised. And all Artemis could do was hold on to the promises that Haku had made him. He could.

"The first night Haku and I were roommates, he lodged a scalpel in the wall. An inch to the right of my ear. And he promised me that he would be fine..."