It sounded callous, but Vervain would be spared their thanks and their pleas for now. This was the first time she had used her magic so extensively, and she was acutely aware of the life budding within her that would rely on that well of energy too.
So it was a complex dance of give and take that Vai performed with her hands aglow and her eyes shut, oblivious to the world around her. In that moment it was just she and Rory and the flow of energy that connected them, knitting him back together.
Then all at once, it was over. Vai gasped softly and withdrew her hands, running her fingers through her dark hair and smiling tiredly. "Get him into the infirmary," she murmured. "He needs to rest. And so do I."
Woozily, the huntress would take herself away to sit in one of the Temple alcoves, needing to collect her thoughts for a moment.
So it was a complex dance of give and take that Vai performed with her hands aglow and her eyes shut, oblivious to the world around her. In that moment it was just she and Rory and the flow of energy that connected them, knitting him back together.
Then all at once, it was over. Vai gasped softly and withdrew her hands, running her fingers through her dark hair and smiling tiredly. "Get him into the infirmary," she murmured. "He needs to rest. And so do I."
Woozily, the huntress would take herself away to sit in one of the Temple alcoves, needing to collect her thoughts for a moment.
