[ It did indeed take one's breath to struggle with that creature in a child's body, and Anne's bodice doesn't make recovering one's breath after such a fight easy. It's not only the shock that makes her faint, but actual lack of air from her sharp and short breaths and coughs from the dust.
Anne nods to Carley and Giovanni in recognition of their efforts, though she doesn't know them, before looking back to Stephanie seated across the dust pile from her. ]
You were...most correct, Mistress Brown, you can...indeed take a care...for yourself. All of you are heroes.
[ She would try to smile, but this is no time for it, instead struggling to stand so that she can try to see for herself if those outside are recovered. If they aren't, then they still have more to do. ...But Anne won't make it that far, eyes rolling into her head and collapsing nearly as soon as she stands.
Well, damnit, she tried. Clearly she'll have to hand out medals some other time. ]
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Anne nods to Carley and Giovanni in recognition of their efforts, though she doesn't know them, before looking back to Stephanie seated across the dust pile from her. ]
You were...most correct, Mistress Brown, you can...indeed take a care...for yourself. All of you are heroes.
[ She would try to smile, but this is no time for it, instead struggling to stand so that she can try to see for herself if those outside are recovered. If they aren't, then they still have more to do. ...But Anne won't make it that far, eyes rolling into her head and collapsing nearly as soon as she stands.
Well, damnit, she tried. Clearly she'll have to hand out medals some other time. ]