Summer stumbled back a few steps, new instinct spreading her wings for balance. Hastily, she dumped the emotion she’d drawn off Lex into shields, blocking out the physical pain doubling the other girl over. “Lex? Lex?! Should it hurt you that muc—YIKES!”
Skipping aside from the sparks, she knelt beside Lex, resting a hand on her shoulder. “Hey. Hey, Lex!”
Lex felt Summer’s hand on her shoulder and she groaned slightly as she opened her eyes. “Sorry, I-” she tried to sit up at least, but she was feeling quite dizzy. A week without magic, her body seemed to have gotten used to it, and now it felt strange again. However, Lex managed to do it, but she had to close her eyes and breathe in deep immediately. “That must’ve been a bit creepy for you, what?” Lex mumbled, her face now also covered in sweat apart from the tears she had shed.
“Let me… get used to have the power of magic flowing through me again…”
Trying to keep a steady breathing, Lex slowly opened her eyes. She felt… strong. Complete. She was still feeling lightheaded, and she didn’t dare to stand up yet, but she liked to be able to feel the magic again.
“Oooh.” Summer’s eyes rounded at the flood of relief Lex felt. “Your magic is … really different from mine. It’s literally part of you physically, isn’t it. That’s amazing.”
She knelt carefully beside Lex, watching over her. “You’re going to be okay now. That’s one worry eased, right? So now you can go be honest to Magnus, and be able to protect yourself. Right?”