#// but for now i'm just trying to blaze through my entire backlog fnjdnfs

[pridelessdaydreamer]

Hm—but then, what to do? Without an understanding of where she was—and further, where Sakura was—any method of escape would involve several unknowns. Linhardt sighs. (He echoes once before it dies.)

(When it comes to solving a puzzle such as this, such unknowns were rather irksome.)

He hears another approaching—rapid, and with footsteps instead of bells—and Linhardt loosens, seeking to play dead. It’s a difficult task, admittedly, what with his mind working at the same time (working out possibilities, trying to determine what the situation is), but then a voice comes, she grabs his hand—

“Urgh– relax, please,” they wheeze out, only then realizing how tired they felt. (They were not playing around when they hit them with that fairy dust.) “I’m not actually dead, just being careful about the fairies.”

Either way, no use pretending anymore. Mage sits upright, passing a hand through her green until it’s something… not quite presentable, but at least it wasn’t in her face anymore. A thought:

“Say, Sakura, you came here of your own will, right?” (If that was the case, then chances were, she knew how to leave as well.) “Do you happen to remember the way out?”

“Completely fine if not, of course, but our chances of survival are greatly increased by an honest yes.” A momentary pause to think. “Unless you were or are being chased.”

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