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Mitchell was still screa in the fire

I pulled and the fla ic into it Mitchell collapsed into a ball

"He’s dying!" so fire, trying to help it grow hotter

"This was really ill-advised"

Grow, I cajoled, pouring reen flames went out, sucked into Mitchell’s body

Grow!

The tiny flaed to his feet Bright orange fire erupted fro his flesh I let go His body convulsed, jerking like aThe fire spun into a ind and within it a new body was taking shape, large, quadrupedal, and muscled

The flae furry beast stood before her than ht red and dappled with black rosettes, his body was al thick horseleonine tail coiled around his legs Twin horns crowned his head, curving forward on the sides of his lean face, ready to gore His features were unlike anything I had ever seen His long narros, studded with sharp perfect fangs, hinted at a wolf and an alligator at the sae with dark oval pupils,that used to be Mitchell shook his head, sending hisHe raised his head, opened his mouth, and cried out His voice wasn’t a roar or a snarl, it was h through the clouds

"Holy crap," someone said behind me

Mitchell leaned forward, his eyes even with s and the black tongue inside his mouth

Don’t flinch, don’t flinch "Hello, Mitchell"