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However, just as Chance started to h to claw the stone floor and charge

Royce rerip The moment had come for her to do what needed to be done

She onized wail froritted her teeth as she pointed the wand and whispered the needed words in ancient Danu, “Oighrionn tu, reonn tu”

She repeated thehrionn tu, reonn tu,” which essentially ordered the beast to freeze

She hadn’t used the spell since she was a youngster and still being schooled in the arts of Light Magic She was, through her pain, sweetly surprised to see that it worked The Fallen Druid stood rigid and frozen in place

“Arrgh,” Royce groaned in agony, al she could just pass out How did humans survive such pain? She did in fact feel herself start to slip into seed her

“Nooo …” she said out loud She needed to watch and make certain Chance and Trevor were safe

She opened her eyes and witnessed Chance taking a stance, aih the air to hit its mark—sure and sound

The weapon landed precisely where it was aioo poured out and around the sword She saw the Fallen Druid collapse and smiled as the beast keeled over

Then, she did what she had never done before—she fainted

~ Nine ~

A PERSISTENT STROKING, COUPLED with the sound of her naht Royce to consciousness, and she felt her lashes flutter

She found the experience extre All she wanted was oblivion—where she would feel nothing …

“Stop,” she thought she said loudly but heard as a whisper It wouldn’t stop “Go away,” she added hopefully