Jigano had lost track of how far they had gone, falling into the near-mindless monotony of carrying supplies and steadying beams as the tunnel lengthened and grew behind them, burrowing its way beneath the houses and streets above until it reached the place they had been seeking from the start. He nodded at Deimos with a tired smile for the compliments, raising his mug in a silent agreement with the big man's words. Impressive, indeed! They had accomplished far more than he had expected in two days' time, and all it had cost was weariness, soreness, and blisters.
He nodded along with Deimos's calculations as he ate and drank and rested, content to let the other man do the math as he focused on regaining as much energy as he could for the final push. "Here we go," he agreed as Deimos grabbed one timber and Jigano grabbed another. It wasn't as cheerful as it would have been yesterday, but his tone held confidence in their looming victory as he followed their leader into the tunnel once more.
He didn't like the way Remi's exhaustion seemed to settle into his shoulders and weary lines of his face as the digging wore on, and he tried to offer the alchemist water and urge him to rest more than once. Mostly he helped Deimos carry lumber and brace the sides of the rising wall, holding the beams steady while the bigger man secured them into place.
He nodded along with Deimos's calculations as he ate and drank and rested, content to let the other man do the math as he focused on regaining as much energy as he could for the final push. "Here we go," he agreed as Deimos grabbed one timber and Jigano grabbed another. It wasn't as cheerful as it would have been yesterday, but his tone held confidence in their looming victory as he followed their leader into the tunnel once more.
He didn't like the way Remi's exhaustion seemed to settle into his shoulders and weary lines of his face as the digging wore on, and he tried to offer the alchemist water and urge him to rest more than once. Mostly he helped Deimos carry lumber and brace the sides of the rising wall, holding the beams steady while the bigger man secured them into place.
