I... I'm sorry, the bard offered, genuinely contrite beneath the tendrils of panic and rage that continued to gnaw at the edges of his thoughts. I didn't realize I could. Which had partially been the point of this, in a way. Finding limits, testing control. He had found the limits of his physical strength, but discovered a new ability in doing so.
But moments later the vines fell away and Jigano rose swiftly, stretching limbs and spreading his wings out to their full extent as he rose onto his hindlimbs and tilted his head towards the sky, letting out a reverberating croon of relief. A few moments later he dropped back to the ground and padded over to Remi, nosing the alchemist's arm gently as he settled back down. Shivers of reaction still rippled beneath his scales, and his limbs were a little shaky with adrenaline and relief. He curled a protective circle around the paralyzed man, sending a puff of chilly air from his nose over Remi's feet as he watched the young man for signs of returning motion. Does anything hurt? he asked worriedly. I'm afraid I don't know how long this will last if it was my fault... A fault he was becoming slowly more certain of, as he searched inside himself to find the tautness in his chest where such a substance could have come from.
But moments later the vines fell away and Jigano rose swiftly, stretching limbs and spreading his wings out to their full extent as he rose onto his hindlimbs and tilted his head towards the sky, letting out a reverberating croon of relief. A few moments later he dropped back to the ground and padded over to Remi, nosing the alchemist's arm gently as he settled back down. Shivers of reaction still rippled beneath his scales, and his limbs were a little shaky with adrenaline and relief. He curled a protective circle around the paralyzed man, sending a puff of chilly air from his nose over Remi's feet as he watched the young man for signs of returning motion. Does anything hurt? he asked worriedly. I'm afraid I don't know how long this will last if it was my fault... A fault he was becoming slowly more certain of, as he searched inside himself to find the tautness in his chest where such a substance could have come from.
