![]() ![]() ![]() A long roll of thunder powered over the land. That’s all that matters right now.”Īs Medichi rose and encircled her in his arms, lightning set his face aglow. He retreated into the mist when he saw Antony and the other warriors. But as the powerful ripples that formed her wings from nothing began to settle into her muscles, Rith appeared at the top of the dome, his wings barely moving. They moved to form a protective circle all around her, facing outward, swords drawn in case the enemy attacked.Īt long last, her wings finally retracted. The warriors didn’t pay attention to her. She closed her eyes and with the wind whipping her wings around began what turned out to be a painfully slow process of bringing her wings into her back. She put her hands on his back, splaying her fingers. In the glow of each bolt of lightning, the scars of his back were visible, a sheet of silvery lines and ridges. When he set her on her feet and she begun unfurling her wings, he lowered himself to his knees, still facing her, and put his arms around her in order to shield her chest and support her against the wind and rain. He turned into her hand and kissed the tips of her fingers. She touched his cheek just to make sure he was real. Who cared? She was outside the prison she had endured for three months, and she was still alive. ![]() “I … I’m not wearing anything.” Then she laughed. “You have to draw your wings in before we can fold out of here.” Her nakedness was covered by her wings as he set her on the ground. ![]()
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