Alea
would you like to play a game?
Alea nods at Ronin's confidence, grinning. She's never seen a peryton before; the sight of Felix's new form wows her for a moment, but she quickly moves on to hauling up the bucket. At least, she thinks she's helping haul up the bucket, even if her strength is inconsequential next to Ronin's.
"I think we can get more than any weird deer," says Alea, speaking rather loudly. It's hard for her to modulate her volume in her excitement, and she wants Felix to hear her anyway, to know that she isn't impressed by his abilities. (She is absolutely impressed by his abilities.)
She starts tying the rope to the next bucket with clumsy fingers, unaccustomed to the work; she hasn't tied a knot in years and wasn't very good at it to begin with. Someone had better make sure the bucket's actually secure before it goes over the edge.
"I think we can get more than any weird deer," says Alea, speaking rather loudly. It's hard for her to modulate her volume in her excitement, and she wants Felix to hear her anyway, to know that she isn't impressed by his abilities. (She is absolutely impressed by his abilities.)
She starts tying the rope to the next bucket with clumsy fingers, unaccustomed to the work; she hasn't tied a knot in years and wasn't very good at it to begin with. Someone had better make sure the bucket's actually secure before it goes over the edge.
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