[The ice had only started to melt as Sabriel stumbled towards him, a healing spell already half-traced by her fingers. It would only buy her a little time, she realized. Sabriel could already feel him dying.
You could bring him back, a voice whispered, You brought back a rabbit, how much more difficult would it be to bring back a human? And it was tempting- Sabriel didn't want him to die, but her father's words echoed in her head.
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[The ice had only started to melt as Sabriel stumbled towards him, a healing spell already half-traced by her fingers. It would only buy her a little time, she realized. Sabriel could already feel him dying.
You could bring him back, a voice whispered, You brought back a rabbit, how much more difficult would it be to bring back a human? And it was tempting- Sabriel didn't want him to die, but her father's words echoed in her head.
Everyone and everything has a time to die.
Sabriel took a deep, shuddering breath.]
I'm fine- just hold still.