Alexis's POV 

I'd completely forgotten how exhausting the fireball spell could be. That didn't mean that I regretted casting it. If I hadn't, I wasn't at all sure that both Rick and I would have survived that thing, whatever it was. It was definitely worth the effort, no doubt about it. 

The only problem was, I needed to call out of work the next day. I hated not being able to attend my day job for a variety of reasons. Paperwork piled up surprisingly quickly, ...