Merlin offered her a gentle smile before bending to kiss her forehead again. "You? Apologising? Must be bad." He cradled her in his arms. "Allie, you need to wake up, though. You could always call for me--well, I suppose even in the waking world, you would have me."


Miles ran like his life depended on it. Well. Allie's life depended on it. He arrived just a few seconds after the paramedics arrived to wheel out his friend. "Allie!" He could feel it. The dark magic that was slowly taking over her.

Shit. Shit. But there was another presence with her. Something good, at least. But...who was it? Doesn't matter. It was good, right? He focused to counteract the spell on her.