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Blue light glowed around me, and before I could try to see what sort of place my shattered body would lie in, I hit the ground.
Pain flared through my bottom, my teeth bashed together, and I was still.
“Oh,” I groaned.
“I’m glad I managed to roll out of the way in time.”
I looked to my right where Finn lay spread eagle on his stomach.
“Still better than the monster,” Finn said.
I began laughing, but pain shot through my ribs. “Ow, ow, ow.”
“You all right?” Finn pushed himself to his hands and knees.
I made myself sit up. I wiggled my fingers and toes, bent my knees and my elbows. “Maybe a bruised rib, but nothing I won’t survive. You?”
“I’ll be fine.” Finn got to his feet. “As long as no one asks me to sit for the next week.”
“Don’t make me laugh.” I stood up. “Laughing is no
