The moment Lily noticed her hands were shaking, she forcibly stilled them. Silence rang in her ears louder than any siren after the beast was dragged into the void, and it took real effort to drag her eyes away from the night-black hole in the path. All at once, she became aware of the cramping in her fingers, the ache in her knees, and the beginnings of a truly magnificent migraine. A total non-sequitur thought occurred to her—[color=f0c0f0][i]it's going to take hours to clean the dirt from my nails.[/i][/color]

Lily wasn't really one for introspection—all too often, it turned out depressing—but she couldn't help but be fascinated by the power flowing under, around, through her fingers. It felt almost like water without wetness, rushing past along the intricate pattern Spook had drawn. Meeting Emma's eyes for a moment, she saw a glimmer of a reflection of her own fascination. She'd never felt anything like it before, and to be honest, it was difficult to focus her attention past the minute tides flowing below her. 

When she looked up, though, Spook was dropping felidrake cages into the void, Kelsier and Alexander looked like they were about to start a fight (she could guess with who), and Telio and Meryn had simply vanished. Not the most auspicious start to their journey.

[color=DDA0DD]"Gentlemen,"[/color] Lily broke in, her voice betraying none of her anger. [color=DDA0DD]"Why don't we let the nice man explain before coming to blows? We should at least know exactly [i]why[/i] we're beating him, no?"[/color] Her eyes narrowed, and she turned to Spook, but she carefully maintained her kneeling position on the ground—she wasn't sure yet if it was safe to let go of the circle. [color=DDA0DD]"Knack or no, Spook, I'd appreciate an explanation—for the hellbeast lizard, and as for why you're seemingly sending a batch of innocent creatures into the void."[/color]

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