[ There has been a break in the fighting; the bailey is clear, for the moment, and he hasn't been directed to go to any other part of the castle. What he has been directed to do is go inside the keep and rest for a moment.
His face is shining with perspiration and smeared with soot; he had just been helping to burn the last of the worm pieces upon a bonfire. Even as he rests, and drinks the cup of water that some kind soul has given him, he is monitoring his locket closely for news of the battle. ]
My lady —
[ Ordinarily, he wouldn't respond to a message like this; however, his exhaustion is cathartic. He has sunk so much of his anxious fury into killing these worms, that there's little left. Now he can remember, without grief, what it was Lady Sinclair had taught him to do when people thanked him (as opposed to what he usually did, i.e. stare at his feet). ]
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His face is shining with perspiration and smeared with soot; he had just been helping to burn the last of the worm pieces upon a bonfire. Even as he rests, and drinks the cup of water that some kind soul has given him, he is monitoring his locket closely for news of the battle. ]
My lady —
[ Ordinarily, he wouldn't respond to a message like this; however, his exhaustion is cathartic. He has sunk so much of his anxious fury into killing these worms, that there's little left. Now he can remember, without grief, what it was Lady Sinclair had taught him to do when people thanked him (as opposed to what he usually did, i.e. stare at his feet). ]
My lady, you are welcome.