All was said and done, after that heart-wrenching speech, even the overly cautious hero would drop his guard for a moment. Not that I dropped mine, but at the very least I stopped complaining.
I started making plans instead.
A contingency plan to save them all or ditch them all.
'I think I should be able to afford to save them all…'
The only downside was the backlash to using Maggie's ability. I had tasted it twice now. The first time was vague, like a half-remembered nightmare. The second time was clear enough for me to know I never wanted to experience any of that again.
And using that ability meant making Maggie suffer such a grueling burden. That was unfair. So the thought of using [Auto-da-fé] was out entirely.
But she had other abilities, and they were disastrous too.
I was looking forward to using them.
