you are terrifying and strange and beautiful
Having been watching to ensure the wheels do indeed bump over the (poor) tumsea and onto the expanse of solid ground he's created, Ronin is just ready to call out that they've been successful when Kai shouts for him, the strain in his voice evident. "I've got it!" he calls, and when he moves, one Ronin heads for the back of the wagon where the majority of the family are shoving forward, whilst a duplicate of the Knight goes to grab for the yoke.
"We're almost there, c'mon," he encourages, thinking nothing of plodding down into the shin-deep muck (their outfits are all beyond saving at this point, let's be real) and positioning himself next to Kai with a shoulder braced and ready to shove. His added strength is somewhat opposed by the way their feet continue to slip and slide, but with the duplicate already on the harder ground and pulling for all he's worth, with an almighty lurch, the wagon suddenly rumbles its way free.
Of course, that leaves the majority of them with nothing to brace against any longer, and Ronin isn't the only one who goes tumbling into the wet dirt. He's laughing, at least, grinning towards Kai as his duplicate steadies the wagon so it doesn't roll away on its own adventure. "I'd consider that a job well done, no?"
"We're almost there, c'mon," he encourages, thinking nothing of plodding down into the shin-deep muck (their outfits are all beyond saving at this point, let's be real) and positioning himself next to Kai with a shoulder braced and ready to shove. His added strength is somewhat opposed by the way their feet continue to slip and slide, but with the duplicate already on the harder ground and pulling for all he's worth, with an almighty lurch, the wagon suddenly rumbles its way free.
Of course, that leaves the majority of them with nothing to brace against any longer, and Ronin isn't the only one who goes tumbling into the wet dirt. He's laughing, at least, grinning towards Kai as his duplicate steadies the wagon so it doesn't roll away on its own adventure. "I'd consider that a job well done, no?"
The Knight
