Jigano raised a brow at Adam's banter, glad to see that captivity hadn't cowed the man, whoever he was. "Hang on, we'll see if we can get you up," he called back, then turned to Amalia with a grin for her teasing.
"Mmm. Well, he's not blond, blue-eyed, and Rory, so I'm afraid he's not very attractive to me," he teased back, grin widening in wicked delight as her own blush deepened. But while they considered what steps they would need to take to hoist the captive Adam out, Deimos was already had at work with his magic, and Jigano stepped warily back as the bigger man moved to the edge of the ravine to toss the work of his hands into the pit.
While Amalia and Deimos served as anchors and helped Adam climb out, the bard kept a wary eye out for Delah, ready to step forward and try to distract her should she appear to protest the freeing of her final captive. Right until the last moment he expected her interruption, but when the strange man finally topped the edge of the ravine and made it up the bard let himself relax slightly, raising a brow at the easy physical familiarity the man seemed to have with Amalia.
"Should we try and head back as one big group?" he asked those gathered, thoughtfully. "With Arduinna's protection, we should be safe to move about the forest... and that warchief would probably be glad to see the backs of us. I need to stay and look for Kiada still, but perhaps some people might want to head back sooner and let those in the Settlement know that we're all in one piece?" Sam and Killian, he thought, who had been so quiet and brave, deserved the chance to make good their escape. And Adam... well. He was probably the most at risk for being thrown back in the pit, being part of neither the sacrifices nor Arduinna's merry band. Sending Adam back ahead might not be a foolish decision, but the bard waited to see what the others would think, first.
"Mmm. Well, he's not blond, blue-eyed, and Rory, so I'm afraid he's not very attractive to me," he teased back, grin widening in wicked delight as her own blush deepened. But while they considered what steps they would need to take to hoist the captive Adam out, Deimos was already had at work with his magic, and Jigano stepped warily back as the bigger man moved to the edge of the ravine to toss the work of his hands into the pit.
While Amalia and Deimos served as anchors and helped Adam climb out, the bard kept a wary eye out for Delah, ready to step forward and try to distract her should she appear to protest the freeing of her final captive. Right until the last moment he expected her interruption, but when the strange man finally topped the edge of the ravine and made it up the bard let himself relax slightly, raising a brow at the easy physical familiarity the man seemed to have with Amalia.
"Should we try and head back as one big group?" he asked those gathered, thoughtfully. "With Arduinna's protection, we should be safe to move about the forest... and that warchief would probably be glad to see the backs of us. I need to stay and look for Kiada still, but perhaps some people might want to head back sooner and let those in the Settlement know that we're all in one piece?" Sam and Killian, he thought, who had been so quiet and brave, deserved the chance to make good their escape. And Adam... well. He was probably the most at risk for being thrown back in the pit, being part of neither the sacrifices nor Arduinna's merry band. Sending Adam back ahead might not be a foolish decision, but the bard waited to see what the others would think, first.
