[ He doesn't have to ask twice. Lilith actually lets out a startled gasp when she sees Maya, and instantly turns to Roland, gaze pleading.
For a split second, Roland looks like he has about a dozen questions, but he decides they don't matter at the moment. He motions for Peter to follow him, and he leads him to a bedroom just down the hall his office.
"Lay her down," he says, as he begins rifling through a trunk at the end of the bed. He pulls out a sword with a red jewel on the pommel, still safe inside its sheath. In one fluid motion he draws it free and drives it into the stone floor beside the bed. The blade rings with the impact, but seems unharmed. "I know this will be difficult, but you need to stand back."
He ushers Peter a step back from the bed, and when they're clear, the jewel on the hilt of the sword glows. The glow flows over the bed in an arc, covering Maya in a shimmering bubble of soft red light. Her breathing evens out by degrees, and in a few short moments, she appears to be merely sleeping. "It'll heal her, but it will take time."
"I'm sorry," comes from Lilith, who's been standing quietly in the doorway for this whole ordeal. There's something like sorrow in her voice. "I didn't mean for this to happen." ]
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For a split second, Roland looks like he has about a dozen questions, but he decides they don't matter at the moment. He motions for Peter to follow him, and he leads him to a bedroom just down the hall his office.
"Lay her down," he says, as he begins rifling through a trunk at the end of the bed. He pulls out a sword with a red jewel on the pommel, still safe inside its sheath. In one fluid motion he draws it free and drives it into the stone floor beside the bed. The blade rings with the impact, but seems unharmed. "I know this will be difficult, but you need to stand back."
He ushers Peter a step back from the bed, and when they're clear, the jewel on the hilt of the sword glows. The glow flows over the bed in an arc, covering Maya in a shimmering bubble of soft red light. Her breathing evens out by degrees, and in a few short moments, she appears to be merely sleeping. "It'll heal her, but it will take time."
"I'm sorry," comes from Lilith, who's been standing quietly in the doorway for this whole ordeal. There's something like sorrow in her voice. "I didn't mean for this to happen." ]