[When she opened them again, a different person was looking out of them, if only for a moment. She lurched and staggered forwards, grabbing onto Gilbert's arm to drag herself up. Her touch almost burned, as if from a fever, and the brief exchange seemed to trigger the malformed, instinctive spell.
The gathering mana pulsed, forming itself into a wheel of rapidly expanding, poorly-controlled fire. It sent the soldiers recoiling back, shouting, and with the scent of scorching cloth.
The next pulse would hit harder—but getting up so suddenly was a terrible idea. The flames flickered and sputtered out as their caster doubled over in a fit of wheezes and pain.]
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[When she opened them again, a different person was looking out of them, if only for a moment. She lurched and staggered forwards, grabbing onto Gilbert's arm to drag herself up. Her touch almost burned, as if from a fever, and the brief exchange seemed to trigger the malformed, instinctive spell.
The gathering mana pulsed, forming itself into a wheel of rapidly expanding, poorly-controlled fire. It sent the soldiers recoiling back, shouting, and with the scent of scorching cloth.
The next pulse would hit harder—but getting up so suddenly was a terrible idea. The flames flickered and sputtered out as their caster doubled over in a fit of wheezes and pain.]