"It's good that you understand," Ashlynn said, keeping one hand on his cheek as she raised the other hand high. Emerald energy spilled from her hand, flowing over Ashlynn and Tommin like a waterfall cascading over smooth stones, and when next she spoke, her voice resonated with a power that echoed off the walls of the courtyard like a proclamation from on high.
"Willow's tears upon the wounded fall,
Mend the flesh and bone, one and all…"
As she spoke, the energy flowing around her and Tommin took shape, transforming into a mighty willow tree with a trunk that completely enveloped Ashlynn while its ephemeral branches gently swayed over Sir Tommin's battered body.
