As Bastien clapped for her magic, a smile beamed across her face. She’d have bowed if she could – but it was important for her concentration to keep the light so Jigano could read the inscription. As they contemplated what the inscription meant, she closed her hands and subsequently shut off the light before moving to help them shift the statues should they need the help. And yet, the door still didn’t open. Her brows furrowed in confusion, wondering if they needed something more or had missed some part of it.
Yet Bastien brought up their own eyes again and she turned with the two men only to feel a draft and hear the door open. Bastien immediately began to move – backwards nonetheless – and Rexanna cast a side glance to Jigano as he spoke. A bright laugh left her lips and she nodded to him in a half bow. “After you.” She hummed to him, flashing a wink up in his direction, only now realizing how much taller he was than she.
Yet as they stepped back, Bastien’s feet slipped and an uncharacteristic yell left his lips before a splashing sound. Jigano was next, and he managed to catch himself but she wasn’t entirely sure she could catch her own steps as she followed in his footsteps. Her foot slipped and she immediately felt the sensation of her falling before her fingertips latched onto the side of the hole and a surprised sound left her. A few more sounds left as she searched for better purchase on the stones to pull herself up after just then hearing Jigano’s suggestion.
Huffing against her own weight, she pulled herself up slowly as Jigano dove back in. As she reached the top, she popped her firework magic again along her hands searching for any kind of rope, and when none was found she peered in the corners to find a thick looking vine that might be able to support their weights. “Hang on!” She called to them, fumbling with her fingers to tie it around the base of something that seemed strong enough and moved to the opening in the floor again. “Will this do?” She called down, relaying the vine down toward the water to Bastien and Jigano – her heart thundering in her chest as she tried to catch her breath.
Yet Bastien brought up their own eyes again and she turned with the two men only to feel a draft and hear the door open. Bastien immediately began to move – backwards nonetheless – and Rexanna cast a side glance to Jigano as he spoke. A bright laugh left her lips and she nodded to him in a half bow. “After you.” She hummed to him, flashing a wink up in his direction, only now realizing how much taller he was than she.
Yet as they stepped back, Bastien’s feet slipped and an uncharacteristic yell left his lips before a splashing sound. Jigano was next, and he managed to catch himself but she wasn’t entirely sure she could catch her own steps as she followed in his footsteps. Her foot slipped and she immediately felt the sensation of her falling before her fingertips latched onto the side of the hole and a surprised sound left her. A few more sounds left as she searched for better purchase on the stones to pull herself up after just then hearing Jigano’s suggestion.
Huffing against her own weight, she pulled herself up slowly as Jigano dove back in. As she reached the top, she popped her firework magic again along her hands searching for any kind of rope, and when none was found she peered in the corners to find a thick looking vine that might be able to support their weights. “Hang on!” She called to them, fumbling with her fingers to tie it around the base of something that seemed strong enough and moved to the opening in the floor again. “Will this do?” She called down, relaying the vine down toward the water to Bastien and Jigano – her heart thundering in her chest as she tried to catch her breath.
