[ She gasps as the air is driven from her lungs, and unfamiliar pain blossoms from the back of her head and shoulders where she made impact with the tree trunk.
For a startling second she thinks he really is going to kill her, and all she can think is, I'm so sorry. It wasn't supposed to end this way.
But then precious oxygen rushes back into her lungs, and she just breathes for as long as she dares. He's let her live, and he's looking at her like she has something to say. She doesn't, but she has enough freedom of movement to slip the chain of the amulet over his head.
Even if he kills her before it takes effect, then at least she dies knowing that he'll be back to himself after a while. ]
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For a startling second she thinks he really is going to kill her, and all she can think is, I'm so sorry. It wasn't supposed to end this way.
But then precious oxygen rushes back into her lungs, and she just breathes for as long as she dares. He's let her live, and he's looking at her like she has something to say. She doesn't, but she has enough freedom of movement to slip the chain of the amulet over his head.
Even if he kills her before it takes effect, then at least she dies knowing that he'll be back to himself after a while. ]