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Near the edge of the forest, under the winter stars, there is a bright light flickering. Nightmares have driven Sunshine from her bed, and she knows she won't get back to sleep any time soon. So rather than fight the nightmares she knows she can't defeat, she has decided to practice defeating those she can, in the waking world.
Practice has made her better at animating figures for her to fight, though it still takes concentration to keep the spell going, even with the Merlin's Circle aiding her. Her hope is that the physical and mental exertion will be enough to get her back to sleep later, before the sun rises.
The two solid shadow-shapes Rae has called up strike quickly against her, forcing her to keep moving as she fights. The knife she wields shines like a miniature sun in the darkness, Sunshine and her opponents casting long shadows far back into the trees.
Practice has made her better at animating figures for her to fight, though it still takes concentration to keep the spell going, even with the Merlin's Circle aiding her. Her hope is that the physical and mental exertion will be enough to get her back to sleep later, before the sun rises.
The two solid shadow-shapes Rae has called up strike quickly against her, forcing her to keep moving as she fights. The knife she wields shines like a miniature sun in the darkness, Sunshine and her opponents casting long shadows far back into the trees.