As with most things involving adrenaline, it happened quickly. One moment Ronin was glancing up, fleeting and worried, at the sight of the entire tree apparently coming to life to try and prevent their capture of one of its branches. The next, Jigano struck true if not swiftly, and the tension that the ex-captain had been using as a counter-weight disappeared.
Naturally, it sent him rocketing back and stumbling into a (thankfully not carnivorous) tree, Ronin breathing heavily and left holding a branch around which was wrapped their prize. "I daresay we managed to get to the root of the problem quick enough, too!" He panted, grinning back at Jigano and tipping the bard a wink as he straightened up, offering out the entwined branches. "I'd recommend not touching the one belonging to the Wicker Woman even now," he said. "No idea if it can still do its... thing."
Naturally, it sent him rocketing back and stumbling into a (thankfully not carnivorous) tree, Ronin breathing heavily and left holding a branch around which was wrapped their prize. "I daresay we managed to get to the root of the problem quick enough, too!" He panted, grinning back at Jigano and tipping the bard a wink as he straightened up, offering out the entwined branches. "I'd recommend not touching the one belonging to the Wicker Woman even now," he said. "No idea if it can still do its... thing."
