Damn. Jigano nodded acknowledgment of the lack of unicorns, disappointed that no others had bonded to anyone while he'd been blighted but hardly surprised. Such events tended to be rare and special, all the more amazing for how few and far between they were. "Ah well. Perhaps Ashetta and Kalt will reappear in time..." Unlikely in the extreme, and Jigano didn't know that their unicorns had traded healing for speed. The Launceleyn's sigh did not go unnoticed, however, and Jigano arched a brow - unseen from his place at the rear, but he followed it up with a cautious question. "You don't seem happy about that?"
The second trip was a little easier now that they knew what to expect, at least. The doors were already open, and they had worked out where they needed to back up or shift the carpet's height to make it around corners and through those lower lintels. He huffed a sound of amusement at Loren's uncertainty about the feather's use. "I think I've still got my iron lantern somewhere. It's what I kept my feather in for the longest time. There's a little catch in the bottom to pinch the shaft upright so the feather's vanes don't touch the rest of the structure. Its light might protect you like the luxere antlers do if you need to go out, or open the door for some reason." He paused as they gathered themselves to face the stairs again, voice turning a little grimmer. "The Spire Demon was particularly susceptible to fire. Binding the feather to the tip of a sword or spear with wire or strips of that pouch would make it a controllable weapon against similar creations, perhaps." One that would have to be used with great care, of course, but Loren already knew that.
He sighed a little in regret that red-antlered luxere remained beyond their reach, but nothing could be done about it. "We could have used the mind-protecting properties," he admitted wistfully. "But... hopefully being more prepared for it this year will help at least a little."
The second trip was a little easier now that they knew what to expect, at least. The doors were already open, and they had worked out where they needed to back up or shift the carpet's height to make it around corners and through those lower lintels. He huffed a sound of amusement at Loren's uncertainty about the feather's use. "I think I've still got my iron lantern somewhere. It's what I kept my feather in for the longest time. There's a little catch in the bottom to pinch the shaft upright so the feather's vanes don't touch the rest of the structure. Its light might protect you like the luxere antlers do if you need to go out, or open the door for some reason." He paused as they gathered themselves to face the stairs again, voice turning a little grimmer. "The Spire Demon was particularly susceptible to fire. Binding the feather to the tip of a sword or spear with wire or strips of that pouch would make it a controllable weapon against similar creations, perhaps." One that would have to be used with great care, of course, but Loren already knew that.
He sighed a little in regret that red-antlered luxere remained beyond their reach, but nothing could be done about it. "We could have used the mind-protecting properties," he admitted wistfully. "But... hopefully being more prepared for it this year will help at least a little."
