.... He's going to drop the arm back on the floor and forget about the dead half-body entirely, isn't he?
Yup. He just did.
Caesar looks vaguely annoyed by that, but he's curious about the relief on Zaknafein's face. So it was a person after all--it was clearly been another male elf's voice saying Zaknafein's name. The reason why he wanted to return home so resolutely.
Then something goes clearly wrong, there's the sound of metal against stone followed by a thump of a body, and Zaknafein is through the portal before Caesar can even react. He takes one more look at his instruments, to make sure they're stable enough, and then rushes over next to the portal. Caesar leans over, peering in.
Indeed, it's another dark elf that Zaknafein must have been worried about. Caesar sees no enemies, and he steps fully into view of the portal as he takes the scene in, gingerly stepping over the corpse. The other elf--this Drizzt--is collapsed, which Caesar can see clearly enough in the almost pitch blackness.
Zaknafein turns to stare at him, begging. Caesar can see the reflection in his eyes. The way he holds Drizzt. Not good, not good....
Caesar starts forward and almost trips over the arm. He frowns, and trying not to be sick, bends down to grab the body and throw it through the portal, out of the way. He starts to step inside then pauses, looking worried.
He has to trust in the stability of his machines.
Caesar's running through the next moment, over to Zaknafein, and ignoring the new dead bodies. There was a fight, and now this was the result. And they were vulnerable if they remained.
He crouches and puts an arm behind Drizzt's back and another under his knees, looking to Zaknafein with determination. "We can carry him through. Come on, we have to hurry!"
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Yup. He just did.
Caesar looks vaguely annoyed by that, but he's curious about the relief on Zaknafein's face. So it was a person after all--it was clearly been another male elf's voice saying Zaknafein's name. The reason why he wanted to return home so resolutely.
Then something goes clearly wrong, there's the sound of metal against stone followed by a thump of a body, and Zaknafein is through the portal before Caesar can even react. He takes one more look at his instruments, to make sure they're stable enough, and then rushes over next to the portal. Caesar leans over, peering in.
Indeed, it's another dark elf that Zaknafein must have been worried about. Caesar sees no enemies, and he steps fully into view of the portal as he takes the scene in, gingerly stepping over the corpse. The other elf--this Drizzt--is collapsed, which Caesar can see clearly enough in the almost pitch blackness.
Zaknafein turns to stare at him, begging. Caesar can see the reflection in his eyes. The way he holds Drizzt. Not good, not good....
Caesar starts forward and almost trips over the arm. He frowns, and trying not to be sick, bends down to grab the body and throw it through the portal, out of the way. He starts to step inside then pauses, looking worried.
He has to trust in the stability of his machines.
Caesar's running through the next moment, over to Zaknafein, and ignoring the new dead bodies. There was a fight, and now this was the result. And they were vulnerable if they remained.
He crouches and puts an arm behind Drizzt's back and another under his knees, looking to Zaknafein with determination. "We can carry him through. Come on, we have to hurry!"