"Kiada and you..." he started hesitantly then trailed off as their attention was taken by the tree and its unexpected treasure. It was a welcome distraction from a conversation that was about to take a potentially uncomfortable turn, and even though he had lost his previous comfort with Ascended tech since the arrival of the Blight, he only shook his head ruefully. "Oh, I don't know. I've seen things refuse to react even when Sam licked them," he pointed out with dry humor. "But nothing ventured, nothing gained, as the wisewomen say. Maybe it will call a swarm of Chorus Bees to serenade us?" They could only hope to be so lucky, and he stayed dutifully near as he nodded his head in readiness.
"Press away, and I'll carry you to a unicorn if the worst should befall us." He promised gallantly, though he hoped it wouldn't come to that. If it truly was Ascended technology it would be unlikely to explode or do something that would lights its user on fire... as long as it was working correctly, at least.
"Press away, and I'll carry you to a unicorn if the worst should befall us." He promised gallantly, though he hoped it wouldn't come to that. If it truly was Ascended technology it would be unlikely to explode or do something that would lights its user on fire... as long as it was working correctly, at least.
