What Leaf lacked in subtlety, Bethany excelled in, and was there to tie up the loose, frayed strands. With the weight of the spell now in her hands she pushed through the strain, settling the heavier burden on her shoulders. Her grin to Beth was fleeting, but there was always time for a quiet, unspoken moment between the sisters. Leaf nodded, turning back to the task of acting bulwark.
Sweat soon beaded across her brow with the mounting pressure behind, her foot slipped back a fraction only to be dragged back to the line. She would hold out. Grunts of effort fell as water sought to find any weakness in the earthen barrier. Leaf’s fingers gestured, plugging the gaps with what reserves she had left.
[color=#c14700]You know I could help…[/color]
[color=#0074d9]No. I’m more than capable, thank you.[/color]
[color=#c14700]I’m just saying..[/color]
[color=#0074d9]Look, if you don’t shut up, we’re going to drown. So, put a sock in your trap and let me concentrate. [/color]
Shaking her head, Leaf forced Korr’s voice to the back of her mind, hardening her focus. As her breaths became pants and her arms shook, the signal came through finally. [color=#0074d9]“Nice one, Beth,”[/color] relief giving her the energy to gradually relinquish the spell. Too fast and she might as well bid the Maker hello, and getting out of the way was wiser if she intended to remain breathing, than drowning.
Delving into the last of her stamina, she shifted some of the mud from the barrier to create a platform, turning and waved a free hand, releasing the kept torrent down it’s route to the docks. As the weight of resistance faded and her mound of sodden earth and rock rose, Leaf knee’s, one hand keeping the spell in check as she gauged the rushing waters below. Then they shifted towards Darktown and the evacuations there.
Where was Seb?
Sweat soon beaded across her brow with the mounting pressure behind, her foot slipped back a fraction only to be dragged back to the line. She would hold out. Grunts of effort fell as water sought to find any weakness in the earthen barrier. Leaf’s fingers gestured, plugging the gaps with what reserves she had left.
[color=#c14700]You know I could help…[/color]
[color=#0074d9]No. I’m more than capable, thank you.[/color]
[color=#c14700]I’m just saying..[/color]
[color=#0074d9]Look, if you don’t shut up, we’re going to drown. So, put a sock in your trap and let me concentrate. [/color]
Shaking her head, Leaf forced Korr’s voice to the back of her mind, hardening her focus. As her breaths became pants and her arms shook, the signal came through finally. [color=#0074d9]“Nice one, Beth,”[/color] relief giving her the energy to gradually relinquish the spell. Too fast and she might as well bid the Maker hello, and getting out of the way was wiser if she intended to remain breathing, than drowning.
Delving into the last of her stamina, she shifted some of the mud from the barrier to create a platform, turning and waved a free hand, releasing the kept torrent down it’s route to the docks. As the weight of resistance faded and her mound of sodden earth and rock rose, Leaf knee’s, one hand keeping the spell in check as she gauged the rushing waters below. Then they shifted towards Darktown and the evacuations there.
Where was Seb?
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