Eyvind's magic has made Harry hard, and forces him to press his crotch against Scorpius" lap. If he doesn't manage to lift his damned arm soon, he knows there will be nothing but victims, for this is the most comprehensive rape he can imagine; the perpetrator, driven by runic magic, will drown in guilt afterwards, never to be the same proud hero again. On the other side is Scorpius, a prey with the power to save him from this fate. Despite everything, inexplicably, unwilling to move.