She'd ducked, but that didn't stop her from getting a face full of glass. Her eyes shut, she felt him grab her, hand on the small of her back, and push. Her hands covering her face to protect from more glass, she swore as she picked up her skirts again and hurried up the stairs.

He had her wrist in his hand but she had to wrestle it back to fully make sure she didn't trip up the stairs and fall on her face. "Go!" She encouraged breathlessly. "I'm right behind you." Her hands and face burned from the cuts that had been scored into her forehead, cheeks, and hands.

Merlin help them both, if this happened to them a third time, she was declaring their pairing cursed.

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