We're getting you out of here. [That's enough of an answer, probably? It's quick reassurance because right now, Syrlya is all business.
He releases part of the strap of his shield to grab her arm and encourage her out of the cell. And, ideally to offer support... but as he turns he realizes Gray is swiftly catching up to them.
So he draws away, putting just a bit of space between him and Vaeka as he stands between her and Gray with his shield pulled up in preparation to take the blow. His sword hand falls out of position as he chooses instead to gersture back at Vaeka's feet, casting another circle of magic on the ground, one that draws up a wave of magic that seems to hover close to Vaeka, prepared to absorb the next blow aimed at her.]
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He releases part of the strap of his shield to grab her arm and encourage her out of the cell. And, ideally to offer support... but as he turns he realizes Gray is swiftly catching up to them.
So he draws away, putting just a bit of space between him and Vaeka as he stands between her and Gray with his shield pulled up in preparation to take the blow. His sword hand falls out of position as he chooses instead to gersture back at Vaeka's feet, casting another circle of magic on the ground, one that draws up a wave of magic that seems to hover close to Vaeka, prepared to absorb the next blow aimed at her.]