She didn't try to get up again. "Monsters belong in Labyrinths. Hidden away, where only the stupid or unlucky will find them." She stared at the hedges.
She interrupted Quanil before they had a chance to speak. "And don't say it. I'd rather be a monster than what I am. The only reason I survived the Fiat Lux Festival was because I... I..." She swallowed hard, had to force the words out.
"There was a shard coming right for me, I could almost feel it like a chill up my spine and Ludo's hand on my shoulder. And I don't know why I did, but I... I turned and held my hands out and I just thought NO and it... it moved. I MOVED THE ICE SHARD, there was a little puff by my palms, just a small puff of air and it shot out and redirected the shard. It hit my shoulder instead of my chest.
"So, you see? I'd rather be a monster. I'd rather stay here and die Accepted than go back home and face that I'm..." The tears were welling up again; she closed her eyes against them, but that just encouraged them.
She interrupted Quanil before they had a chance to speak. "And don't say it. I'd rather be a monster than what I am. The only reason I survived the Fiat Lux Festival was because I... I..." She swallowed hard, had to force the words out.
"There was a shard coming right for me, I could almost feel it like a chill up my spine and Ludo's hand on my shoulder. And I don't know why I did, but I... I turned and held my hands out and I just thought NO and it... it moved. I MOVED THE ICE SHARD, there was a little puff by my palms, just a small puff of air and it shot out and redirected the shard. It hit my shoulder instead of my chest.
"So, you see? I'd rather be a monster. I'd rather stay here and die Accepted than go back home and face that I'm..." The tears were welling up again; she closed her eyes against them, but that just encouraged them.
