![]() ![]() It was impossibly high, like she was trying to call something made of pure evil from the depths of the little box she was holding. I saw her throat ululate, like some mad howling witch, and I heard the note that she was singing start to change. And then I saw Rila note the look that passed between us, and a renewed spark of fury and defiance light her eyes. We gazed at each other for what felt like hours, but could be only seconds. ![]() As I looked, Lecanora’s eyes fluttered open. My eyes bore into her, my mind too defeated to plead with hers, but my heart trying to offer her whatever she needed, the last shreds of my strength if it would help. If only she were able to join with us, we could overcome this thing, I knew it. My gaze wouldn’t leave Lecanora’s face, and the truth hit me like a sledgehammer to my gut. I looked over at Lecanora and Imogen, and cursed their muteness. I felt like we needed more, more fuel, more… oomph. They were once again in the thrall of the thing. I glanced over at Lecanora and Imogen, and I saw that their eyes were closed and the protection we had been able to afford them for a few, brief moments was waning. I was still singing, and so was Carragheen, but the song was a weak trickle from us now, and the pain was almost overwhelming. We’d been winning against it, defeating it, but we began to lose our strength before we could overcome it. I was almost broken, as the thing that seemed to be coming from the box screamed and squealed higher, ever higher. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |