[ They're in a protective chamber, built around Puella. Carefully constructed not to interfere with her own magic, but to defend against everything they could think of. ]
It has been a while since you've seen anyone else.
[ Even if he was right there beside her, it's unlikely, from the way she acts, that she was aware of it. Such a heavy burden for a child. ]
Perhaps that's why you feel like you're missing them.
If you feel well enough to walk, we can certainly try.
[ He checks her over with magic, wondering what the state of her body is after being drained for so long. He can't help but feel overcautious, considering it was their lack of preparation for Nightfall that led to this situation in the first place.
[The physical effects were surprisingly not that extreme. In fact, they were practically nonexistent. Though it could be only because she was technically frozen in time, so it would have been hard for the strain to catch up. Who knows how bad it would have been if she wasn't.]
[Hard to say what the status was for everything else though. Her Flame had been thrown for a major loop, after all. If Ekkehardt even could detect it, it had a much smaller glow than usual. Then again, that little ounce left was exactly what the counterspell wanted to save.]
[Puella sits further up, scoots, and slides a foot down to touch the ground. Gotta make sure she could actually stand first before trying to walk. So far though, it seems to be working.]
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It has been a while since you've seen anyone else.
[ Even if he was right there beside her, it's unlikely, from the way she acts, that she was aware of it. Such a heavy burden for a child. ]
Perhaps that's why you feel like you're missing them.
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...
I really wanna go back there.
[If she misses everybody, then they probably all miss her too. So it'll be like tackling two things at once!]
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[ He checks her over with magic, wondering what the state of her body is after being drained for so long. He can't help but feel overcautious, considering it was their lack of preparation for Nightfall that led to this situation in the first place.
(He can't put her in danger again.) ]
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[Hard to say what the status was for everything else though. Her Flame had been thrown for a major loop, after all. If Ekkehardt even could detect it, it had a much smaller glow than usual. Then again, that little ounce left was exactly what the counterspell wanted to save.]
[Puella sits further up, scoots, and slides a foot down to touch the ground. Gotta make sure she could actually stand first before trying to walk. So far though, it seems to be working.]
...I think I can.