Immediately he spoke the words, the space around the Freehold Sanctuary suddenly stilled. The chaotic spell that was attacking the barrier of Freehold also stopped for a short second, before resuming promptly after the Exalted One cast his gaze on it, giving it permission.
But aside from that uncanny stillness, nothing really seemed to have changed much on the outside of the barrier, but for Komi on the inside, she immediately felt the effect.
A sharp pain tore through her mind and she fell to the ground with blood spurting out of her orifices. It was like her mind had been slammed with a terrible recoil.
All the progress she had made in loosening the pocket space from the main world was gone in an instant, like there was now another layer of space they had to first get through.
Zephyr was at her side within a split second, catching her before she could hit the ground.
