Juniper nods; she's ended up with even more of the wicker woman than she'd expected. "This should do nicely. Thank you."
Now for their second order of business: freeing the bobcat. Juniper watches the creature lie in the wicker woman's grip, clearly exhausted. When Deimos uses his magic, the earth twists around the vines, pulling them away from the bobcat, creating enough space for the animal to get loose. The cat lifts its head, but when it tries to get to its feet, it staggers, running into more vines, which eagerly coil around it before it can continue.
"It's too weak to walk out," Juniper reports, her heart sinking. "One of us will have to go grab it. I can try, if you think that's wise."
Juniper didn't want to risk her life for the bobcat, exactly, but she had faith in Deimos's ability to get her out if the vines started to pull her in. Or maybe it would be best to cut their losses and end the cat's life.
Now for their second order of business: freeing the bobcat. Juniper watches the creature lie in the wicker woman's grip, clearly exhausted. When Deimos uses his magic, the earth twists around the vines, pulling them away from the bobcat, creating enough space for the animal to get loose. The cat lifts its head, but when it tries to get to its feet, it staggers, running into more vines, which eagerly coil around it before it can continue.
"It's too weak to walk out," Juniper reports, her heart sinking. "One of us will have to go grab it. I can try, if you think that's wise."
Juniper didn't want to risk her life for the bobcat, exactly, but she had faith in Deimos's ability to get her out if the vines started to pull her in. Or maybe it would be best to cut their losses and end the cat's life.
Juniper
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