All that blood on your dress really brings out your eyes.

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I stared, wide eyes at mother, and began to brace myself for whatever spell was building at her fingertips. Her hand was outstretched, and I saw the magic begin to grow and crackle around her.

Her body contorted, but not in the way I had expected. Her chest lurched to the side, her eyes widening in pure shock as she fell. She had been so focused on me she hadn't seen what was behind her.

The girl who looked at me was nothing like the gentle Annice that I knew, her red eyes sparkling a matching hue to the blood staining her dress.

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