Urag reached for her cheek again, his palm warm, glowing faintly with gentle magic.
He pressed it lightly to her skin, thumb stroking the high point of her cheekbone.
The warmth spread instantly, deep and comforting, coiling beneath her skin like the hush of a lullaby.
Her lashes fluttered. A wave of drowsiness pulled at her chest.
She knew that spell.
Her heart gave a sudden, panicked jolt.
Her hand shot up and clutched his wrist, weak but defiant.
"No .don't," she breathed, voice slurred from exhaustion but fierce. "Urag..d-don't you dare.."
He stilled, surprised by the sudden tension in her limbs.
She pushed at his chest with trembling fingers, struggling to sit up though her body barely obeyed.
Her eyes burned with tears again, this time from something deeper.
"I..I'll never forgive you if you do this," she whispered, a quiver in her voice. "If you make me sleep through this. If you take this choice from me too…"
Urag's expression shattered in silence.
