'Breathe. Just breathe,' Ember soothed as Emily hyperventilated.
"I couldn't feel you, *gasp*, and Sabine was here in our room, *gasp* and I provoked a Lady of the Fay *gasp* court of Winter, *gasp* and she can control dreams. *gasp*" She would have gone on aloud, but Ember took over and gently pushed her to the back of their mind to get a hold of herself, and went back to getting their homework finished.
When Emily was calm enough to string more than a few words together, Ember set the book aside. Instead of having a conversation, Ember used feelings and ideas to convey her worry when she was suddenly thrust into control of their body without preamble, and could no longer feel Emily. One moment, they were sharing a daydream about their destined mate, and the next, she was alone for th
