▁while ▁helping ▁Mira z he , ▁another ▁of ▁the ▁Kant ri , ▁to ▁give ▁birth ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁drag on ▁child ▁born ▁for ▁many ▁years , ▁Ak hor ▁is ▁ter r ified ▁that ▁she ▁will ▁die ▁of ▁her ▁inj uries ▁and ▁rel uct antly ▁del ivers ▁her ▁into ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁the ▁only ▁he aler ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁- ▁an ▁al ly ▁of ▁Mar ik ' s . ▁ ▁Lan en ▁is ▁swift ly ▁he aled ▁by ▁the ▁sk illed ▁min istr ations ▁of ▁Mar ik ' s ▁He aler , ▁Ma ikel ▁( He al ers ▁are ▁humans ▁who ▁can ▁w ield ▁a ▁mag ical ▁power ▁to ▁he al ▁others ), ▁but ▁is ▁then ▁spir ited ▁away ▁by ▁Mar ik , ▁who ▁int ends ▁to ▁sacrifice ▁Lan en ▁to ▁a ▁demon ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁pay ▁off ▁a ▁dark ▁deb t ▁he ▁has ▁long ▁ow ed . ▁Lan en ▁is ▁kept ▁ens or cel led ▁and ▁unable ▁to ▁call ▁for ▁aid , ▁but ▁Ak hor ▁lear ns ▁of ▁her ▁pl ight ▁from ▁R ella , ▁a ▁human ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁island ▁ost ens ibly ▁to ▁gather ▁L ans ip ▁leaves ▁( which ▁are ▁worth ▁their ▁weight ▁in ▁silver ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁special ▁he aling ▁properties ), ▁but ▁she ▁is ▁actually ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁an ▁order ▁of ▁sp ies , ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁h ired ▁to ▁protect ▁Lan en . ▁ ▁Ak hor ▁man ages ▁to ▁save ▁Lan en ▁in ▁the ▁nick ▁of ▁time , ▁sl ay ing ▁the ▁demon ▁lord ▁Lan en