"No!"

I ran over to the last person I had left just as she fell to the ground. My hands flew to her throat and wrist, and I blew out a sigh of relief when I found that her pulse was strong and certain, if the slightest bit slow. 

I flopped down on my back and eyed the tower in front of me. It seemed as if my mentor had popped it out of the air from nothing at all. The magic had obviously put a huge strain on her, but if it were anyone else, they would be dead, lying on the cold ground like my...

My breath hitched in my throat. He...he was...

I blinked away at the tears that forced themselves to my eyes, my throat burning, my chest aching. How could she? He loved her, and she did this? Red covered everything, the color of his blood. I wanted her to die. I hated her more than words could express, and momentarily I was able to forget my grief in my rage. 

I felt myself shrink away, defeat heavy upon my shoulders. I was detached, small, useless. I couldn't save him. It was my fault he was dead. I could have saved him, but I didn't because I was too slow. 

I allowed myself to give in to my emotions, crumpling up into a ball, sobbing with the weight of the grief, anger, and guilt. Pain erupted through my body, the welts from the whip stinging terribly. I cried out, my weeping beginning to sound more like a dying animal. I let out my suffering, and when I had finished, I sat up to find that the forest was alive.

Animals ranging from horrifying bears to lively squirrels to pretty deer stood in a circle around my mentor and myself. They seemed to be awaiting my response to their presence. I gave a small smile, and the creatures suddenly converged, coming near me to give their condolences. Suddenly, it seemed like it wouldn't be very good to sleep at the base of the tower, so I used my powers to summon a rope of silk and began to sing.

Singing was something that my teacher had not taught me, but I found out myself. Once, when I was singing in the flower garden, a dove came up to me and sat on my shoulder. By changing my song, I could tell it what I wanted to be done, and inserting some power into the equation willed it to follow my command if necessary.

So I sang, and with some effort and a hoarse voice, I managed to drag my only friend onto the couch inside.

Here is the part I accidently skipped. I kind of like it, but your feedback would be pretty cool too, cough cough.