Elenore looked deep in concentration as she moved the next foot forward for her second step. Anne, you want to?”Īnneliese prudently decided not to clap, but she looked on with a smile. “I would clap, but that might cause problems. “There you go,” Argrave said encouragingly. Argrave advanced slightly with her as she gingerly settled upon the ground. Slowly, she lifted her foot up and stepped forward. Argrave waited for her first step with a patient smile on his face.
That includes now all the way to eternity, maybe even until Gerechtigkeit himself blows away this tent,” she retorted, clearly flustered.Īnother while passed. She took several deep breaths, but her knees stayed locked in place and she made no attempts to move. “Then… move anytime you want,” he suggested gently.Įlenore stayed frozen in place. “Why not carry me on your back, spare me any strain at all?” she said sarcastically. “If you want, I could get Anne on the other side.” Just lean on me.” He turned his head, vaguely gesturing towards Anneliese. “Your bones could still be fragile, so try not to put your whole weight down. “I’ll be with you the whole way,” he assured. She blinked rapidly, then closed her eyes and squeezed them shut tightly. In the wake of the tremendous hardships of the past few days, he felt like he’d found a great buoy of happiness to draw him from the somber ocean he’d found himself in.
Seeing the change made him feel indescribably good inside. They were still red and raw-it looked like she’d been hit by pepper spray, or something-but the bulk of her eyes had been fully restored. “I get a chill in my spine anytime I feel my… feet… fall upon a surface.”Įlenore looked to him, and his eyes fell upon hers. We’ll get you some footwear once we get outside-one of the two mages has some to spare, maybe.” He adjusted his arm slightly and she moved nervously. You might be my lackey, but you have lackeys of your own. Indeed, pink-the new flesh was like a newborn’s, markedly different from the leg just above it. She wore cloth pants for travel, and he could barely see her pink feet. “You didn’t have the foresight to bring boots?” Elenore asked Argrave as she leaned on his arm.Īrgrave looked down at Elenore, smiling with bitter patience.
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