[... haaaa, the bluntly direct approach, is it? What else would it be, given it's Iskandar.
The knots in Waver's stomach take this as the best time to remind the shinki of their presence - hello, there - even as he nods. Killing the ayakashi is going to require them to get close and personal with the beast at some point, and frankly the only defense and offense outside his vessel form Waver has is his magic (and something bone deep tells him that's a major step up from something else) and whatever dodging skills at his disposal. Otherwise, aside from that, his combat prowess isn't much. He's frail (though again, that feeling - a major step up). Still, crazily, he's still anticipating the fight to come.
Then he puts the feeling aside, because he has a job to do, and picking apart dual running feelings of nerves-stomach twists-anxiety and bizarre almost but not quite excitement when it comes to battle can be done later.]
Tiptoeing around its feelings won't be necessary.
[Yeah. They can handle it. Precisely because Iskandar's in the fight and Waver has utter faith that the ayakashi is toast faced with him.
A wry sigh, coupled with the slightest smile and raised eyebrows as he adds.]
We're going to deprive it of dinner. That'll be enough to drive it completely around the bend.
[As for the rest of that...]
Hmm...
It's on one of the lower floors. That's all I can tell until I get closer with this spell. But... the cat shouldn't be able to ambush us once we get there unless we're very unlucky. I... 'belled'... it, for lack of a better word, with a curse.
[And this is why you never leave behind parts of yourself for a mage or a Caster. The ayakashi's fur and blood give Waver options when it comes to what he can inflict on it.]
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The knots in Waver's stomach take this as the best time to remind the shinki of their presence - hello, there - even as he nods. Killing the ayakashi is going to require them to get close and personal with the beast at some point, and frankly the only defense and offense outside his vessel form Waver has is his magic (and something bone deep tells him that's a major step up from something else) and whatever dodging skills at his disposal. Otherwise, aside from that, his combat prowess isn't much. He's frail (though again, that feeling - a major step up). Still, crazily, he's still anticipating the fight to come.
Then he puts the feeling aside, because he has a job to do, and picking apart dual running feelings of nerves-stomach twists-anxiety and bizarre almost but not quite excitement when it comes to battle can be done later.]
Tiptoeing around its feelings won't be necessary.
[Yeah. They can handle it. Precisely because Iskandar's in the fight and Waver has utter faith that the ayakashi is toast faced with him.
A wry sigh, coupled with the slightest smile and raised eyebrows as he adds.]
We're going to deprive it of dinner. That'll be enough to drive it completely around the bend.
[As for the rest of that...]
Hmm...
It's on one of the lower floors. That's all I can tell until I get closer with this spell. But... the cat shouldn't be able to ambush us once we get there unless we're very unlucky. I... 'belled'... it, for lack of a better word, with a curse.
[And this is why you never leave behind parts of yourself for a mage or a Caster. The ayakashi's fur and blood give Waver options when it comes to what he can inflict on it.]