[ Nell says nothing, though her mouth is open and her eyes follow him as he kneels. For a moment that's all she can do--look and try without success to gasp at breath, the wind thoroughly knocked out of her. It passes after a count of fifteen or so, finally able to inhale again, and she lifts a hand to cover her face and groan, her other arm curling protectively around her ribs. ]
Now we can be sure I wasn't hallucinating, [ she says, after she's gotten a couple breaths, ] that's something. Ow.
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Now we can be sure I wasn't hallucinating, [ she says, after she's gotten a couple breaths, ] that's something. Ow.