[ He holds her and she leans against him without thinking. He is solid and a distraction from her panic, a collection of elements she can focus on instead -- the way he smells faintly of sweat and horse, how warm he is, the vibration of his voice in his chest against her. It is enough to let her catch her breath, blink away the unwanted images she thought she had banished from her mind, but had really only succeeded in tucking out of sight.
She watches him raise the lantern, her heart and breath finally slowing somewhat, and she is able to nod slightly as the cloud shifts and churns. Her magic here would mean nothing against someone as powerful as Flagg, but it's more than she ever had before, more than she ever could have dreamed of. And she has trapped the very thing that killed her in a glass cage, lightning under her control.
Some of the tension drains from her shoulders, her spine, and the cloud sends down bolts, lighting up the inside of its container. Julie is not used to having people she can actually count on, not for things like facing a possible demonic entity. There's weight in the breath she lets out. ]
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She watches him raise the lantern, her heart and breath finally slowing somewhat, and she is able to nod slightly as the cloud shifts and churns. Her magic here would mean nothing against someone as powerful as Flagg, but it's more than she ever had before, more than she ever could have dreamed of. And she has trapped the very thing that killed her in a glass cage, lightning under her control.
Some of the tension drains from her shoulders, her spine, and the cloud sends down bolts, lighting up the inside of its container. Julie is not used to having people she can actually count on, not for things like facing a possible demonic entity. There's weight in the breath she lets out. ]
Okay. [ It's all she says. ]