[Why isn't she responding? Why isn't she telling him what happened? It had to have been her, but that's impossible. Korra might shove him around, but she would never do this.
And then the world tips sideways as Pavel topples to the sand like a puppet with severed strings. Pavel tries to feel his back, determine how severe it is, but his limbs refuse to lift, leaving his fingers to claw at the sand. His vision swims again--
The world steadies when he rolls onto his stomach. He doesn't dare move more than that.
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And then the world tips sideways as Pavel topples to the sand like a puppet with severed strings. Pavel tries to feel his back, determine how severe it is, but his limbs refuse to lift, leaving his fingers to claw at the sand. His vision swims again--
The world steadies when he rolls onto his stomach. He doesn't dare move more than that.
There's blood on the sand.
It's hard to breathe.]