[Her breath quickens as her heart threatens to pull from her chest. She doesn't want to hurt anyone but she needs to protect Connor. She can't lose him. She can't lose anyone else. Harry... Majima... Paris... they were all leaving. It would destroy her to lose anyone else she'd come to care about.]
I can't let that happen. [Her words are soft, whispered like a prayer.] I can't lose anyone else.
[It's Connor's voice that reaches her first. The soft pleading note. The spell loosens but she doesn't stop. She's trying to protect him. Doesn't he realize it? He's bleeding.
Then Michael's shout fills her thoughts. Her back straightens as if someone is pulling her shoulders back. The spell doesn't release but her body moves with a jerky tightness as if she's struggling. Tears sting her eyes. Not because she's done fighting but because she doesn't know what to do.]
Why?
[She asks, her voice thick and low. She isn't able to break the enchantment like Connor. Her thoughts are complacent beneath it and the voices quieter. Even if she wants to be free, a part of her will always seek that escape.]
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I can't let that happen. [Her words are soft, whispered like a prayer.] I can't lose anyone else.
[It's Connor's voice that reaches her first. The soft pleading note. The spell loosens but she doesn't stop. She's trying to protect him. Doesn't he realize it? He's bleeding.
Then Michael's shout fills her thoughts. Her back straightens as if someone is pulling her shoulders back. The spell doesn't release but her body moves with a jerky tightness as if she's struggling. Tears sting her eyes. Not because she's done fighting but because she doesn't know what to do.]
Why?
[She asks, her voice thick and low. She isn't able to break the enchantment like Connor. Her thoughts are complacent beneath it and the voices quieter. Even if she wants to be free, a part of her will always seek that escape.]