[ she holds his gaze, even if it's just an illusion, even if he can't really see her, with all the force she can, as if she can send a message to him through pure force of will, void of any actual magic herself as she is.
her eyes flick open abruptly, as she sits up in bed, into the sudden overwhelming silence of her room, expelling a breath that she was somehow holding even in her sleep. she feels flushed, too warm, and she flings the covers aside, glancing beside her at the empty side of the bed, dread sinking into her gut. ] No... [ she doesn't dissolve into tears, rather with her 26 will save, she's surprisingly put together, determined rather than despondent. she slings her legs out of the bed, still unable to think straight, however, to formulate another plan.
getting to her feet, a little unsteadily, she goes to grab a robe, pulling it on, pausing for a moment, before slipping out.
it's cora's door that she winds up knocking on gently in the middle of the night. ]
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her eyes flick open abruptly, as she sits up in bed, into the sudden overwhelming silence of her room, expelling a breath that she was somehow holding even in her sleep. she feels flushed, too warm, and she flings the covers aside, glancing beside her at the empty side of the bed, dread sinking into her gut. ] No... [ she doesn't dissolve into tears, rather with her 26 will save, she's surprisingly put together, determined rather than despondent. she slings her legs out of the bed, still unable to think straight, however, to formulate another plan.
getting to her feet, a little unsteadily, she goes to grab a robe, pulling it on, pausing for a moment, before slipping out.
it's cora's door that she winds up knocking on gently in the middle of the night. ]