Jon did not, in fact, show me the spell, at least not right away, because when I rose to follow him from the Gathering Room, I collapsed back down on the bench.

"Dawn?" Echo said, staring at me from the opposite side of the table. "Are you all right?"

I shook my head in frustration. "I'm made up of wet noodles."

"That sounds...delicious?"

Jon turned, already halfway to the doors, and realizing we weren't following, he swept back to my side ...