Book 4. Chapter 33
Lucidity came back to Brin slowly, along with pain. His face was aching and throbbing with burns and he couldn't hear or see anything. Without his two primary senses it would be hard to tell that he was even conscious if not for the fact that his magic still responded to his call.
He summoned two Invisible Eyes right on top of his regular eyes, and the world snapped back into focus.
"--you alright?" Cowl was looking down at him.
"Mmf. I'm fine," said Brin. Taking stock, the parts of his body covered by the armor were fine, which included his hands. He touched his face, and saw that Cowl had placed a damp cloth on them. He wasn't sure if it was soaked with water or something else; all he could smell was smoke.
"What was that?" asked Hedrek, pushing Cowl aside.
"I... I wanted to see if there was a limit to how much Mana it could hold."
"You sure you're ok?" asked Hedrek.
"Yeah. No problem. I'm fine," said Brin.
"Good! Then we can skip straight to giving you a hard time! What in the world were you thinking?"