Darkest before the Dawn

[belegwen.livejournal.com]

What: The Attempt to Fix Song (One Larkin was enough?)
When: Tuesday evening
Where: the workroom at Rainbow's End
Who: Mabry, Song, whoever turns up, Mabry's "guests"

Mabry had not felt like eating dinner, but had known she would need the energy for the work that lay ahead, so she had forced herself to eat a sandwich with a large cup of chamomile tea to calm her nerves. She hated the taste of chamomile, but she suspected she would need the sedative effect.

She had covered the floor of the workroom with cushions and double checked that the wards protecting the room were active. She was waiting to light the incense until the working began. The special guests were already there, sitting in a circle around the room. Mabry leaned back against one of the cushions near the middle of the room and waited for the others to arrive.

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[ariakitsune.livejournal.com]

Aria stared for a good ten seconds after everyone else collapsed. She didn't think they'd all just dropped dead but, it didn't hurt to check anyway.

Seph came in as she was checking the nearest princess. His skin was still tingling from all that Light even though he hadn't been that close to the room. "What happened?" he asked so Aria would notice he was there.

"Stuff. I guess they're either exhausted or... side effect." She shruged. Not really much she could do about that or side effects. Not really something she studied for. "Stay close for now, okay?"

He just nodded and leaned on the wall next to the door. They'd likely have to dig up someone more experienced if there was no change soon.

[shadowchaser.livejournal.com]

A few minutes later, Amy's eyes snapped open and she tried to scramble to her knees from where she'd fallen over when the spell hit. She had the vaguest impression of a fight, of Awiergan's anger, of claws digging into her Heart, trying not to lose their grip. That wasn't what had scared her awake, however. She was remembering things that Awiergan had done, all of it; taking Eli and the things she'd been busy doing, the spells she'd learned, standing in a cavern with Maleficent, having 'lunch' with Hex in a city on Wanderer's Refuge, killing Anexiel...killing Anexiel. Not just the last bit of it like before, where the shock had forced her back to herself, or maybe Awiergan had let her go for fun, but she remembered coming up behind the other woman and raising the dagger, she remembered-

Her attempt to sit up properly ended with her swaying sideways and falling onto her butt. Amy looked wildly down at her hands and flexed the fingers for a moment before sighing and burying her face in her hands. The movement pushed her glasses up and she muttered something before laughing and falling onto her back.

"Oomph. Never. Again."