[ The relief among their small group is nearly palpable, and while Dokja shares in that, there's a bitter anxiety overriding his own. They're not out of the fire (lmao) yet, and he wants to get a move on as quickly as possible. As happy as he is to see Abel and Himeka, he needs to keep this happy reunion short—

... is what he thinks before he catches what it is Abel says.

And to think he had planned on apologizing for the Rabies Incident once they were a safe distance away from all the fighting (which is getting more and more intense as the seconds tick by), but now there's something even more urgent that Dokja needs to address. ]

Rand picked you because he said he wouldn't mind having a giant baby cry and rub snot all over him.

[ Actually, Rand said no such thing, but Dokja needs to be petty. Needs. He'd probably collapse in on himself if he let this one go.

Hefting Himeka a little higher on his back and shifting his grip on the mystery box, he doesn't wait for a response or any hurried clarifications as he sets off toward where the healers are stationed. It's between Rand and Abel now, and he's suddenly so very glad that he'd opted for Himeka's pyre.

Speaking of Himeka, ]

Let me know if you need me to slow down.

[ And then he starts running. ]