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“I’m really sorry about that, big guy,” I said.
Maurice’s body had shaken for a quarter hour until someone went to get Gwin to come out and stop the spell. During that time, Maurice had giggled a high pitch squeal like a little girl while his body convulsed uncontrollably. Anything I’d tried to do only made it worse.
“You didn’t do it on purpose, Lady Lo,” he said.
I reached out to touch Maurice, and he jerked away from me. He smiled apologetically and headed on down the hall.
I looked down at my hands. They were already lethal with a blade. Now they could fell a man with a snap. They were empty now but I felt the energy in the air.
I hadn’t hurt Maurice on purpose. But I could have. I had no business wielding my powers on living creatures when I still struggled with my control ove
