For @whumpay2022 Day 4: I had it handled
This is part of the AU with @abstractwhump (currently called our “sad au” even though a more interesting name will probably be developed one day)
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She wakes to the sound of swords clashing.
Rahim is already alert next to her, his eyes wide in horror in the dim light. Are they under attack?
He scrambles to his feet, grabbing his sword, and Sajia follows quickly as he runs to the door and throws it open.
Her mind can hardly process the scene. Their guards are fighting for their lives, enemy soldiers and enemy mages attacking with a brutality that Sajia has never been witness to before. Bodies are on the ground. One of them swings a sword in her direction, and Sajia acts on instinct, spinning out of the way before blasting them back with a powerful gust of wind. Another soldier lunges at her, and her husband intercepts him, fire lighting up the hall and the soldier’s screams echo as she backs up, feeling the panic shoot through her as she frantically looks around, heart stopping at the confirmation of her worst fear.