[Hm. Does that mean that if she weren't around, he would be fighting this thing himself? She's not about to judge based on his appearance. It's a lot less outlandish than what some people wear to battle, 'some people' being 'absolutely everyone she knows, including herself.']
I see you've learned the fine art of staying behind the line. [Compliment or no, she sees what you're doing, pal. Now that she has most of the tentacles down, Paine thinks she can take the time to enchant her sword.] This one's going to take a second. Stay on guard.
[She lifts her hand as she says so, calling up her reserves of magic--charging the air, infusing it to the steel of the sword in crackling lightning energy.]
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I see you've learned the fine art of staying behind the line. [Compliment or no, she sees what you're doing, pal. Now that she has most of the tentacles down, Paine thinks she can take the time to enchant her sword.] This one's going to take a second. Stay on guard.
[She lifts her hand as she says so, calling up her reserves of magic--charging the air, infusing it to the steel of the sword in crackling lightning energy.]