{"id":32936,"date":"2012-10-17T02:45:21","date_gmt":"2012-10-17T02:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/2012\/10\/17\/shooting-star-wordlesswarlock-14\/"},"modified":"2012-10-17T02:45:21","modified_gmt":"2012-10-17T02:45:21","slug":"shooting-star-wordlesswarlock-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/2012\/10\/17\/shooting-star-wordlesswarlock-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Shooting Star | @wordlesswarlock"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Consciousness meant pain. Involuntarily Summer projected, fear \/ pain \/ resistance \/ negation, but even her own body was resisting the coma now, and slowly her eyes slipped open. A wholly unfamiliar face hovered over her, dark eyed and dark haired and sharp with bones. In fact, nothing at all was familiar, and a whimper escaped her.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Merlin shushed her gently and offered her a small smile.\u00a0It\u2019s okay. You\u2019re safe,\u00a0<\/em>he assured Summer telepathically.\u00a0I\u2019m sorry if I scared you. I found you in the street and brought you here.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He wasn\u2019t lying, she could tell that immediately. He believed she was safe, and he was speaking into her mind.<\/p>\n

Magic.<\/p>\n

He had magic too. And he was telling her she was safe.<\/p>\n

Summer didn\u2019t actually relax any, but the spasms softened, leaving her muscles aching. \u201cWhere am I?\u201d she whispered. \u201cWho are you?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Oh, right. I\u2019m Merlin,\u00a0<\/em>he introduced himself,\u00a0and we\u2019re in Gaius\u2019 and my chambers. Gaius is the court physician, but unfortunately, he\u2019s out at the moment.\u00a0<\/em>He shifted awkwardly before asking,\u00a0Those muscle spasms, do you normally get those? I mean, they\u2019re probably bad news whether you get them normally or not, but I figured I might as well ask.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Court? He\u2019d \u2014 Merlin \u2014 had brought her to the \/court\/? She was dead. She was dead and someone had forgotten to tell her. Summer rubbed at her face, muffling her next words. \u201cYes. Yes, they\u2019re \u2026 normal. It\u2019s \u2026 part of my magic. Part of the price.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Merlin\u2019s eyes widened in surprise.\u00a0That is\u2026 That\u2019s one heck of a price,\u00a0<\/em>he replied quietly.\u00a0Is there any way to help ease them even a bit? Gaius would probably know, but\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

She held up a hand, slowly, and a tiny flame grew in it, grew and hovered, then dwindled away. “That’s how I avoid them. The … energy has to go somewhere. There’s no avoiding it.” Closing her hand, she struggled to sit up. “Thank you.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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