Loren was working smarter and harder, and it was paying off in the progress he was making. Once the smaller chunks of debris were out of the way he was left with those pieces too big to move with water without risking destabilizing things again, but he still had answers for the problem at hand. Thanks to removing the water, his grip was sure, and though the bear was doing the lion’s share majority of the lifting, he was still able to help steady the large pieces so they could drag them out of the way. Quickly they were clearing a path right to the door itself, and soon it would be easy for even those heavily-laden with baskets and packs of trade-goods to traverse.
Deimos’ strength was more than a little bear-like itself, and the General applied himself to the task with steady grit and determination on his side of the swiftly-shrinking pile as he and Jigano worked to carry individual stones until only the largest remained. The first piece of debris too large for them to manage alone was shifted between them easily, clearing a couple feet of floor at once. The second was shifted not quite as far, the bard directing them to angle the largest of the stones to create rough places for travelers to rest or set their packs down for a moment before they braved the portal or stairs, depending on their direction of travel. It was only at the end, shifting the very last two pieces of large rubble in front of the door that Jigano’s strength failed. Holding back the wall had taken more out of him than he had anticipated, or perhaps the heavy labor of lifting and carrying at the end had overcome him, but either way as they raised their block of stone the bard’s grip failed and the heavy piece slipped from his hands to land on his foot with an audible crunch of shattering bone. He let out a yell, magic pulsing instinctively to shove the large piece of rock off his squashed foot and off to the side of the door beside Deimos, and he dropped to the ground as healing magic welled up and poured into the damaged appendage. It was sluggish as he reached the ends of his reserves, but at least he could knit muscle and flesh back together, though the bones remained broken within.
Loren and the bear had already successfully moved the other block, opening the way but for a spray of gravel and smaller stones they could easily sweep away before they left. Tears still glittering in his eyes, Jigano nodded to the two men, trying to pull up a tremulous smile through the pain. ”Ah… thank you, both. Could I get a hand back up the stairs, though? I can’t seem to get the bones to knit back together right…”
That’ll do, team! Please post your closing remarks and then we can call it a day ;D
Deimos’ strength was more than a little bear-like itself, and the General applied himself to the task with steady grit and determination on his side of the swiftly-shrinking pile as he and Jigano worked to carry individual stones until only the largest remained. The first piece of debris too large for them to manage alone was shifted between them easily, clearing a couple feet of floor at once. The second was shifted not quite as far, the bard directing them to angle the largest of the stones to create rough places for travelers to rest or set their packs down for a moment before they braved the portal or stairs, depending on their direction of travel. It was only at the end, shifting the very last two pieces of large rubble in front of the door that Jigano’s strength failed. Holding back the wall had taken more out of him than he had anticipated, or perhaps the heavy labor of lifting and carrying at the end had overcome him, but either way as they raised their block of stone the bard’s grip failed and the heavy piece slipped from his hands to land on his foot with an audible crunch of shattering bone. He let out a yell, magic pulsing instinctively to shove the large piece of rock off his squashed foot and off to the side of the door beside Deimos, and he dropped to the ground as healing magic welled up and poured into the damaged appendage. It was sluggish as he reached the ends of his reserves, but at least he could knit muscle and flesh back together, though the bones remained broken within.
Loren and the bear had already successfully moved the other block, opening the way but for a spray of gravel and smaller stones they could easily sweep away before they left. Tears still glittering in his eyes, Jigano nodded to the two men, trying to pull up a tremulous smile through the pain. ”Ah… thank you, both. Could I get a hand back up the stairs, though? I can’t seem to get the bones to knit back together right…”
That’ll do, team! Please post your closing remarks and then we can call it a day ;D
