NIKI
"That is what I said when I fell, yes," Niki quips. Oh shit, that is. Helpfully levering himself up as best he can to give her room to manoeuvre and pass him the crutch, as she continues he almost has to do a - yep - doubletake, the boy blinking at her as if she's just said she eats dragons for breakfast. "You came back from the dead?" he repeats. "How did you manage that? Magical means, I assume." Speaking of which, if Flora does care to notice, she'll spot that the sparrow has now become little more than a regular corpse on the bridge (again).
"Thank you," he adds, accepting the crutch and immediately putting it to use in getting himself more or less standing on the rocks. "It is a pleasure to meet you, Flora. Even more so when we are off this riverbank." So saying, he's already heading back for the bridge now that he has the extra balance he needs, his free hand reaching for the rail as soon as it's close enough.
"Thank you," he adds, accepting the crutch and immediately putting it to use in getting himself more or less standing on the rocks. "It is a pleasure to meet you, Flora. Even more so when we are off this riverbank." So saying, he's already heading back for the bridge now that he has the extra balance he needs, his free hand reaching for the rail as soon as it's close enough.
my body's on the line now; I can't fight this time now
I can feel the light shine on my face
I can feel the light shine on my face
