Lambert, with his back to Peridot and currently sitting on the edge of the bed with his arms awkwardly in the middle of finishing disrobing a magician and supporting his weight, doesn't exactly have free hands. He does, however, have a free tail -- and the mattress is low enough that he can awkwardly shift it back to drape over her shoulders.
"Don't be stupid," he says, with as much firm reassurance as he can muster, considering optimism doesn't come naturally to him. He finally gets Childermass's vest off and peels away cloth to expose the burn on his back, and one of the strips of Childermass's torn shirt finds a new lease on life as Lambert soaks it with disinfectant to start dabbing at the wound. Smoke blood is almost a blessing, in this case.
"She was a lot stupider and weaker in Portland, and they didn't manage to kill her then. If something happened to her, this place should be falling apart by now." Realistically, if something happened to her, fae would be invading to reclaim the Blue Rose and capturing all of them. Not a pretty thought, and not one Lambert cares to share, considering. He applies ointment carefully to the burn, and uses another strip of cloth as a makeshift bandage over it, before he carefully lowers Childermass back to the bed.
"They're not going to stop coming after. That means this isn't the last we've seen of them." Not the most reassuring thought, but it's the best he has to offer as far as Lapis is concerned.
i hope you enjoy this dumb mental image
"Don't be stupid," he says, with as much firm reassurance as he can muster, considering optimism doesn't come naturally to him. He finally gets Childermass's vest off and peels away cloth to expose the burn on his back, and one of the strips of Childermass's torn shirt finds a new lease on life as Lambert soaks it with disinfectant to start dabbing at the wound. Smoke blood is almost a blessing, in this case.
"She was a lot stupider and weaker in Portland, and they didn't manage to kill her then. If something happened to her, this place should be falling apart by now." Realistically, if something happened to her, fae would be invading to reclaim the Blue Rose and capturing all of them. Not a pretty thought, and not one Lambert cares to share, considering. He applies ointment carefully to the burn, and uses another strip of cloth as a makeshift bandage over it, before he carefully lowers Childermass back to the bed.
"They're not going to stop coming after. That means this isn't the last we've seen of them." Not the most reassuring thought, but it's the best he has to offer as far as Lapis is concerned.