Craig chose to ignore those comments. Until Candace revealed her information, no one could touch her.

"Well, well, are you trying to weasel your way out of this?" Candace questioned.

"Weasel my way out?" Craig glanced at Felix with coldness and disdain. "I was practicing medicine before you were even born. If it weren't for your dumb luck today, you wouldn't even deserve to speak to me. Let's go, and bring Candace along!"

Xena could only shake her head apologetically at Felix as she followed Craig toward the exit.

But then Felix's voice rang out, "This is the Seven Points of Transcendence! It harnesses the essence of all things. While I won't claim it can raise the dead, it comes pretty close.

"The final step requires all seven needles to merge into one before injecting the extracted essence back into the patient. Only then is the technique complete. Are you trying to take my patient away before I've even finished the treatment?"

Everyone froze in their tracks. Candace was t