[Lloyd's gaze is continuously drawn to what Raine and the angel are doing, and the moment they seem to be done he asks anxiously:]
Are they going to be okay?
[The ones who had attacked Professor Sage still seem disturbingly blank. Kratos puts a gentle hand on his shoulder.]
Some of them will need some time, and should see our healers. We can protect them. But I'm going to need your help, Lloyd -- and yours, Professor.
[He nods toward Raine, then looks toward the rest of the angels, either covering the young men or covering the trees.]
We can make our way through the forest now -- but we can't take the shrine without taking the factory, and we can't take the factory as long as they're covering it with the mana cannons. You know the area, and there are likely to be wounded at the shrine. We're going to coordinate. My angels will cover the factory. When the three of us reach the shrine, I will take out the mana cannons while my angels take the factory.
[He looks back at them both, his expression set and impassive.]
The two of you are going to infiltrate the shrine from the cliff-side, where Lloyd sneaked in to meet Dirk. Rescue him, and whoever else is being held there. You're a human and a half-elf; neither of your mana signatures will be considered out of the ordinary. While they're focussed on me, you'll be able to get anyone still imprisoned out. Is there a location near the shrine which will provide a safe fallback point?
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Are they going to be okay?
[The ones who had attacked Professor Sage still seem disturbingly blank. Kratos puts a gentle hand on his shoulder.]
Some of them will need some time, and should see our healers. We can protect them. But I'm going to need your help, Lloyd -- and yours, Professor.
[He nods toward Raine, then looks toward the rest of the angels, either covering the young men or covering the trees.]
We can make our way through the forest now -- but we can't take the shrine without taking the factory, and we can't take the factory as long as they're covering it with the mana cannons. You know the area, and there are likely to be wounded at the shrine. We're going to coordinate. My angels will cover the factory. When the three of us reach the shrine, I will take out the mana cannons while my angels take the factory.
[He looks back at them both, his expression set and impassive.]
The two of you are going to infiltrate the shrine from the cliff-side, where Lloyd sneaked in to meet Dirk. Rescue him, and whoever else is being held there. You're a human and a half-elf; neither of your mana signatures will be considered out of the ordinary. While they're focussed on me, you'll be able to get anyone still imprisoned out. Is there a location near the shrine which will provide a safe fallback point?