[He coughs against the hand that forces him to swallow, but somehow he manages it with a strain. It's enough to keep more blood from forming immediately, but leaves him with a mess of fluid in him and a dizzied heads and wounds still raw on the exterior.]
[But he's got enough air to yell.]
Sacrifice!
[It's barely a yell, it's choked and only carries because much of the chaos in the room was disrupted. But it's enough to remind them that while magic works, it's not what they need. Dorian needs to say something, because Kaz can think of no better way than what they were all told.]
[This time he can manage a proper, if slow, climb up those stairs. But it's on all fours and agonizing and he does fully plan to complain later.]
[Hopefully, if Dorian hasn't seen the message, at least Snake can pass it on.]
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[But he's got enough air to yell.]
Sacrifice!
[It's barely a yell, it's choked and only carries because much of the chaos in the room was disrupted. But it's enough to remind them that while magic works, it's not what they need. Dorian needs to say something, because Kaz can think of no better way than what they were all told.]
[This time he can manage a proper, if slow, climb up those stairs. But it's on all fours and agonizing and he does fully plan to complain later.]
[Hopefully, if Dorian hasn't seen the message, at least Snake can pass it on.]