[She slams her eyes shut at the lightning, the heat of it cutting too close for comfort to her, and she expects it to snap its fangs at her, expects it to attack her, but when it doesn't...
Her eyes blink open in shock to find it thrashing about instead, her hands shooting up to her ears to drown out that shriek. She takes this opportunity, dangerous as it is, to take a step closer and try calling out to him again.]
Eustace, I know you're in there somewhere. I know that you can hear me...
[She doesn't, but she can hope.
And she reaches a hand out to try and stay his twisting body, only to jerk back at the lightning before it can touch her, her flames reacting by bursting bright and then dying away into nothing.]
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Her eyes blink open in shock to find it thrashing about instead, her hands shooting up to her ears to drown out that shriek. She takes this opportunity, dangerous as it is, to take a step closer and try calling out to him again.]
Eustace, I know you're in there somewhere. I know that you can hear me...
[She doesn't, but she can hope.
And she reaches a hand out to try and stay his twisting body, only to jerk back at the lightning before it can touch her, her flames reacting by bursting bright and then dying away into nothing.]