Whitestar stared at the Rainwing.Bamboo stared at Whitestar. His mind was trying to convince him to say something to Whitestar, now that it was clear Whitestar could heal things.
Apple was now distracted, leaning over a very happy Alyssia and talking to her. Bamboo knew he could hold his tongue and not say anything, but at the same time....
He swallowed.
Don't say anything. You know she wouldn't want to burden anyone.
But this is important!
So important that you have to say what she won't? Leave it up to her.
She has the chance to have a whole different life... and she won't take it because she thinks she doesn't deserve it.
So? If she thinks something, you should let her do what she thinks!
No.
Bamboo fixed a determined and hopeful expression on his face, and lifted his head with his shoulders back. He looked at Apple, and said, "Well, if you're not going to say it, I will!"
Apple's head shot up and she whipped it around to give him a sightless glare, part horror and part anger mixed.
"Don't. I'll be fine." She hissed, but she couldn't stop him as he looked at Whitestar and asked loudly-
"Can you make Apple see again?"
In the deafening silence that followed, both twins listened anxiously.
He wasn't sure what to make of the inquiry, and Apple seemed like she would rather not have asked at all. Whitestar could understand Bamboo's position though. He wanted to help his sister, and whether or not he was using Whitestar as a chance to fulfill a long-wanted desire or simply because he could, Whitestar couldn't really care. If Bamboo was asking him to do something good with it, it might be worth it, as long as he didn't let it go to his head. But just in case Apple refused...
"Y-yes. Of course--I just need..."
Whitestar looked around, searching the ground for something solid that he could use. A large fallen branch was lying half tucked beneath a fern not far from where Alyssia had been laying and Whitestar reached for it, dragging it out of the underbrush. He hated having to use his power more than once, especially for such life-altering effects. But Apple was right. If it was the right thing to do, it was worth it.
Enchant this branch to transform into a necklace.
Whitestar watched the frail wood bend and stretch, groaning as it rounded and smoothed, then thinned. Once the shape was finished, the dark, organic surface began to harden further and grow a sheen to it, until all the wood was gone. The metal loop pulled itself thinner and broke into smaller pieces, which hollowed and connected into a frail, silver chain with a small plate of solid metal in the center. Tiny, impossibly realistic tropical flowers grew from the metal, shifting color to match their real replicants, shimmering like gems. They continued to grow until they formed a hanging pendant on the front of the chain. It looked exactly as Whitestar had imagined it. Now for the actual important part.
Enchant this necklace so that when Apple wears it, she can see as well as any dragon.
Whitestar felt the shiver run through his bones, and he forced himself again not to shake as he carefully shifted the necklace into one talon and held it out to Bamboo. "If she changes her mind, just have her take it off, and the spell will stop affecting her." He glanced past Bamboo at the other Rainwing, hoping that she would accept the enchantment.
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