He looks back at Peter both frightened and incredulous. Thankfully, it seems he doesn't have to answer that. He watches Peter knock out first his Tío's vision, then the spider's. He's not expected Peter to hang on though. He's certainly less prepared to watch the boy slam the monster down.
Amazing it might be, he doesn't waste a second from there. Peter's tugged forward again and he runs as straight a path as he can for the town, praying the thing loses them in the trees or something. At least long enough.
The extended part of his plan forms about after they can get away from the creature, though he wouldn't say it's due in any part to his fear clearing up. He looks around them just to be sure it's nowhere near and it won't hear them.
"There's a place in town, old antique shop, regular stuff, enchanted stuff, all kinds of cursed things. One of those things is a really, really powerful blight repellent. I usually try to steer clear of it but I think we can lose this guy if we make it to the back alley next to it." He glances back, meeting Peter's eyes apologetically before he warns, "It's going to hurt."
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Amazing it might be, he doesn't waste a second from there. Peter's tugged forward again and he runs as straight a path as he can for the town, praying the thing loses them in the trees or something. At least long enough.
The extended part of his plan forms about after they can get away from the creature, though he wouldn't say it's due in any part to his fear clearing up. He looks around them just to be sure it's nowhere near and it won't hear them.
"There's a place in town, old antique shop, regular stuff, enchanted stuff, all kinds of cursed things. One of those things is a really, really powerful blight repellent. I usually try to steer clear of it but I think we can lose this guy if we make it to the back alley next to it." He glances back, meeting Peter's eyes apologetically before he warns, "It's going to hurt."
But it might hurt that thing more.