It happened like a switch being flipped off.
One moment Alyssa's body had been hovering in the air with effortless grace, carried by the will of an ancient primordial. The next, that presence was simply gone — and without it, the body had nothing holding it up.
She dropped.
Everyone watched for a beat too long, collectively frozen, as the small figure fell toward the floor from a height that was quite significant for someone of her size. Six feet was nothing for a regular person. For Alyssa, it was a different story entirely.
Aaron snapped out of it first. He reached out with his mana quickly, catching her midway and bleeding off the velocity until she was moving slow enough to be lowered the rest of the way without any impact. She touched the floor gently, settling onto her back like someone being placed into bed, small and still and completely unaware of how close she had just come to a very undignified landing.
Nobody got the chance to appreciate the save.
