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When Daniella answers their knock on her door, she has a shiny new cut on her cheek and is favoring her left arm.

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"Are you okay?" she asks in a rush.

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"I'll live," she grimaces.

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" - Can we come inside real quick?"

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"Uh, yeah." She steps aside and opens the door. (She's got a lot more stuff in her room than Luthien or El, generations of accumulated little nice things from New York students passing through.)

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She refuses to be jealous. She steps in, and once the door closes behind her and El: "Jacky attacked us. She's dead now."

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"Oh. Good. Well, not good, but- She ran away. I wasn't sure where she went."

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"Right to us, I think. The blood was still fresh."

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"And you're both- all right?"

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"...We'll live." She hesitates and glances at El.

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"She stabbed me. But Lu took care of it."

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"Do you need anything? Bandage, healing?"

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"...We've got a bandage with a healing spell built into it, but - if you've got anything stronger, or mana to spare..."

"...El was pretty badly injured. I had to stay with her, and - I burnt a lot of our mana stores keeping mals out of the room."

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"I can... talk to some people about a donation from our stores. If I tell them you got Jacky."

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...It takes a moment, but then she shakes her head. "I don't - want this spread around."

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"Okay. I don't have any healing spells and it'd be hard to get one without explaining, but I can help you cast one."

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"Thanks - my best ones need a bigger circle, but there's a smaller one that'll speed healing - and it should work for you, too."

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She nods. "Let me know when and where."

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"Here and now, if you have the mana."

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"Yeah, sure."

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El first, within a minor circle formed by Lu and Daniella's clasped hands - and the spell is a simple one, in English, and it doesn't take as much mana as it feels like it should. (It isn't a miracle cure, not like some of mom's bigger circle spells can manage, but it relieves pain and restores energy.)

And after - Lu and El can cast the spell on Daniella. 

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"Wow, that feels a lot better."

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"You'll still need to take it easy for a little."

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"Yes, Doctor Luthien."

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She laughs. Then: "I'm glad to know you're okay... But we should get to breakfast soon."

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