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Nobody saw it coming. It was strange; they were talking about a mission and from one minute to the other, Ezekiel collapsed. He even had been speaking just a second before!
"What the…" Jake said as Eve and Cassandra rushed to the on the floor lying thief. Instantly, Eve tried to find a pulse and gave a relieved breath. She found one, although she wished that it was not so slow. Also, she remarked that his hand was freezing cold as she hold it.
"This is why you shouldn't magic" Jenkins said, calm as ever. He too, went over to Ezekiel. Still, the young man had his eyes closed, sweat pearls forming on his forehead. Now seemingly more concerned, Jenkins looked up to Cassandra. "Which spell did you put on him?" he asked her. Cassandra handed him the piece of paper of which she had read out the spell. Without a word, Jenkins read it silently while the girls tried to wake up their thief.
Jake was still standing there, not wanting to believe what was going on. He had made jokes of Ezekiel, just minutes before. And now, he was lying on the floor, not moving and as pale as a ghost. Plus, it wasn't even his fault that this had happened to him!
"It won't work" Jenkins suddenly said to Eve, who still tried to get Ezekiel awake. "Why not?" the guardian asked, feeling the young man's forehead. It was hot.
"I told you, magic has its price. I'm not sure which one it is in this case, but from experience I would say that he won't be awake too soon. And also, finding a cure against this spell won't be easy." He looked up, not waiting for an answer of the blond woman. "Get him into his room" he ordered Jake who nodded. "He has to rest, and I will try to find anything in the books" Without any more words, the immortal man rushed away into his lab.
"Eve, could you help me please?" Jake asked, and their guardian nodded. Together, they pulled up their friend. "Can I do anything?" Cassandra asked, still shocked. It was as if she had been in a bubble, but as soon as Ezekiel had collapsed, her bubble also broke. She hadn't wanted anything of this. It was all her fault. Just because she wanted to try out magic, Ezekiel was hurt – maybe even dying!
"No!" Jake replied, maybe a bit too loud, with a grim look onto Ezekiel. As soon as Cassandra wanted to answer back, he added, in a lower voice, "You have done enough."
And without another glance at her, he pulled carried the younger man out of the room, without Eve's help.
"But… "Cassandra tried. However, they already vanished through the door. At least Eve glanced back, trying to put on a look that was saying "Let him some time".
She sighed, standing alone in the room. Everything had gone wrong. She wanted to try out this stupid spell, and now everybody was angry with her. Of course she knew that they had every right to be like that. They had warned her that something could go wrong. What if Jenkins could never fix it? What if the young thief would never wake up again?
Now she couldn't held it back any longer. She let out a sniff, wiping away a single tear that was running down her face. No! She couldn't be that emotional weak while Ezekiel was in such a state. She had to be strong for him. She remembered silently that Ezekiel hadn't answered back as she wanted to try out the spell. He always encouraged her, and because of him, the others also had started to trust her more. She made a mental note to thank him…. If he woke up soon. Then, she went over to the lab.
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