Re-l concentrated on her breathing. There was a tight pain in her chest, as though her lungs had shrunk to half their normal size, and she didn't seem to have the air to form words. She pushed herself up a little and gripped Gabriel's arm in lieu of speaking.

Slowly her lungs refilled, and the pain ebbed away.

"Are you alright?" She shuddered as she drew in more air. "I don't think I can do that again."

Her head sank down on her chest, her eyelashes fluttering against her cheekbones.