Shh. Don't think about that. [ Bariyan squeezes her shoulders, reassuringly, though the edges of his plate armor can't be comfortable. All right, she's panicking. That means they probably should get out before her terror peaks. ] Just stay close to me!
[ He takes a step towards the fire and tries to cast a shield. Light flows from his hands and-- exits his control completely, fizzling, fading, disappearing into the air. Bariyan blinks. It'd done that earlier, too, but he'd thought it was due to... confusion? Side-effects of sudden temporal displacement? He'd thought whatever it was, it'd be temporary.
All this bewilderment flashes by in a second. Bariyan bites the inside of his cheek and yanks himself back to the task at hand. The step he'd started taking forwards becomes a step to the side as he whips himself around and starts running, pushing Lady along with him. They're going to have to go around the damn fire. ]
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[ He takes a step towards the fire and tries to cast a shield. Light flows from his hands and-- exits his control completely, fizzling, fading, disappearing into the air. Bariyan blinks. It'd done that earlier, too, but he'd thought it was due to... confusion? Side-effects of sudden temporal displacement? He'd thought whatever it was, it'd be temporary.
All this bewilderment flashes by in a second. Bariyan bites the inside of his cheek and yanks himself back to the task at hand. The step he'd started taking forwards becomes a step to the side as he whips himself around and starts running, pushing Lady along with him. They're going to have to go around the damn fire. ]