Sam was so transfixed with the bubbling water before him in the pot he didn't hear Jigano struggled at first, until the snap of the ropes caught his attention and he glanced backwards. He was frozen in place for just a moment, his mind not really processing what his eyes were seeing; but he managed to jump back just as Jigano slammed into the cauldron, avoiding the splash of the water on his skin.
He watched with wide, horrified eyes as the cauldron fell on both the King and Vizier, the smell of the whole affair almost worse than the sight. Overwhelmed by so many things, terror, relief, despair...Sam covered his face with shaking hands and tried to shut the world out for just a few precious seconds.
When quiet came into the room so pointedly it was almost a cacophony, he looked up. Slowly, he realised two things; firstly that the firebird was no longer present. Secondly, that they should leave. With soft, unsure steps, he made his way down from the platform and walked to Jigano's side, stepping by the panicked guards.
"W-We um. Is this the end? Do..do you think? Can we go?" He asked, sounding more desperate with each question.
He watched with wide, horrified eyes as the cauldron fell on both the King and Vizier, the smell of the whole affair almost worse than the sight. Overwhelmed by so many things, terror, relief, despair...Sam covered his face with shaking hands and tried to shut the world out for just a few precious seconds.
When quiet came into the room so pointedly it was almost a cacophony, he looked up. Slowly, he realised two things; firstly that the firebird was no longer present. Secondly, that they should leave. With soft, unsure steps, he made his way down from the platform and walked to Jigano's side, stepping by the panicked guards.
"W-We um. Is this the end? Do..do you think? Can we go?" He asked, sounding more desperate with each question.
