[He's insane. He's crazy! She knows this as soon as he whips out his spell tome, but at that point, there's nothing she can do. The spells collide, and she is flung by the force of that explosion, tumbling to the ground a good ways away.
Gods that hurt...
Would it be terrible, she wonders, to lie there? To not get up, not kill her friends, not lose everything for the sake of her father. Would it be terrible...?
Yes. Because then she would be letting him down.
Part of her knows that the things this other Morgan has said--well, they've all been true. She's always been honest, so she assumes he is pretty honest too. And it's hurtful. It hurts so much more than the scrapes and burns from the explosion...
But she lifts her head when he starts talking again. He's...still alive. He's still focused on this? Truly?
She doesn't move, not at first. Instead she just clenches her fists, biting her lip and closing her eyes as she presses her face to the ground. And her voice is hoarse, but--]
It's...it's not fair! I just...wanted him to teach me tactics again, like he used to!
[That's all she wanted. And here she is, sprawled on the ground, and she's doing nothing for him like this.]
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Gods that hurt...
Would it be terrible, she wonders, to lie there? To not get up, not kill her friends, not lose everything for the sake of her father. Would it be terrible...?
Yes. Because then she would be letting him down.
Part of her knows that the things this other Morgan has said--well, they've all been true. She's always been honest, so she assumes he is pretty honest too. And it's hurtful. It hurts so much more than the scrapes and burns from the explosion...
But she lifts her head when he starts talking again. He's...still alive. He's still focused on this? Truly?
She doesn't move, not at first. Instead she just clenches her fists, biting her lip and closing her eyes as she presses her face to the ground. And her voice is hoarse, but--]
It's...it's not fair! I just...wanted him to teach me tactics again, like he used to!
[That's all she wanted. And here she is, sprawled on the ground, and she's doing nothing for him like this.]