Airy inspected the shield curiously but her focus was too divided to see more than the translucent shimmer of energy. Then it was gone. It felt as if the air had been pulled from her lungs. She wanted to gasp for air but forced herself to breath normally.
"Yes. It was-" She looked behind her and frowned. "You know how, when you're little, and you're afraid of the dark. They tell you that there isn't anything there. I- my nightmares are real. Not for long or forever but something about me." She didn't know what it was, only that she had absolutely no control over it.
"It was just a shadow in the dark." She smiled up at him, her blue eyes glimmering apologetically. "A child's nightmare. I'm sorry. I really didn't want to bother anyone with this. I was told that there were... people, who helped those who were different. Here. Somewhere in the city. It's not exactly normal. That is, people don't believe in magic. Not for real anyway."
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Date: 2019-12-03 01:55 am (UTC)"Yes. It was-" She looked behind her and frowned. "You know how, when you're little, and you're afraid of the dark. They tell you that there isn't anything there. I- my nightmares are real. Not for long or forever but something about me." She didn't know what it was, only that she had absolutely no control over it.
"It was just a shadow in the dark." She smiled up at him, her blue eyes glimmering apologetically. "A child's nightmare. I'm sorry. I really didn't want to bother anyone with this. I was told that there were... people, who helped those who were different. Here. Somewhere in the city. It's not exactly normal. That is, people don't believe in magic. Not for real anyway."