[At first his eyes widen in slight surprise when she starts to say his name. Was she starting to realize what's going on? Or just a slip of memory...
It seems to be the latter, and since she also seems to be in pain trying to sort it or perhaps for other reasons, he doesn't try to correct her. Not yet. Instead he carefully gathers her into his arms and stands—staggering a little.
Ugh. She's so small and as light as a feather, but this child's body...! No, he'll make it. He could switch her onto his back, but he's afraid they might harm her and he wouldn't be able to protect her. So he endures, hoping for his adult strength to kick in as he gains his footing, the ice dome around them dissipating into snow flurries. There they can see the devastation, but Eustace only quickly dashes forward, not wanting to have them linger too long.
And fortunately, this time there is only silence as he runs to the door, sound of distant alarms so far away. When he reaches, he's going to kick the door open and...]
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It seems to be the latter, and since she also seems to be in pain trying to sort it or perhaps for other reasons, he doesn't try to correct her. Not yet. Instead he carefully gathers her into his arms and stands—staggering a little.
Ugh. She's so small and as light as a feather, but this child's body...! No, he'll make it. He could switch her onto his back, but he's afraid they might harm her and he wouldn't be able to protect her. So he endures, hoping for his adult strength to kick in as he gains his footing, the ice dome around them dissipating into snow flurries. There they can see the devastation, but Eustace only quickly dashes forward, not wanting to have them linger too long.
And fortunately, this time there is only silence as he runs to the door, sound of distant alarms so far away. When he reaches, he's going to kick the door open and...]