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I stand here, fists clenched as they lead my friend
NO! the sorcerer to the pyre.
It’s just a spell
I’d seen it with his own eyes the man I’d thought I’d known a sorcerer. He couldn’t be trusted, he deserved this.
It’s just a spell
Maybe it I should stop this, renounce my claim it not like he hurt anyone. NO! magic is evil I know that; he’s just messing with my head.
It’s just a spell
I just have to wait; the flames will cleanse the sorcerers magic and release me from his hold
It’s just a spell
I meet his eye and see a look of despair and betrayal.
It’s just a spell
I’m not betraying anyone. He betrayed me
It’s just a spell
I could feel the heat against my skin
It’s just a spell
I can hear his screams but I force my self still. I won’t be controlled.
It’s just a spell
It’s just a spell
Tears prick my eye. My nails dig into my skin. I want to run, to hide even just to look away but I can’t. I have to see this. It’s the only way to be sure, to be free. I have to remember
IT'S JUST A SPELL
IT'S JUST A SPELL
He’s silent now, I think he’s dead but it not enough. I still feel this terrible guilt, this grief.
IT'S JUST A SPELL
IT'S JUST A SPELL
IT'S JUST A SPELL
I feel a hand try to tug me away but I stand firm I have to see this threw, I have to.
IT'S JUST A SPELL!
IT'S JUST A SPELL!
IT'S JUST A SPELL!
The chocking smell fills the courtyard settles into my hair my cloths. I think I’m alone now but still I wait, I can’t leave yet not till I’m free.
IT'S JUST A SPELL!
IT'S JUST A SPELL!
IT'S JUST A SPELL!
IT'S JUST A SPELL!
I stare my eyes burning till suddenly I realize the fire had gone out. There is noting left but dust and bone.
It hits me then as the guards begin to clear away the ash. My knees give out on me as a crumble to the cobblestones.
It wasn’t a spell