Honestly, it really is a little too late to try and figure out much of a plan now, deep in as they are and with everything subject to change at a moment's notice. Improvisation is the best thing they can do....
...And all of that completely leaves his mind the second the last of the thorns have parted out of their way and he sees Steven.
He can't tell what goes through his heart, only that it seems to go utterly cold with despair and white hot with rage at the same time, and his steps stutter to a stop for a half second before he lets out a shaky breath. No time for that. It's exactly as the Ringmaster said over the radio, about the Blue Rose acting up.
Grabbing whoever looks like they're going to bolt off first- not that he doesn't understand the feeling, twisting like acid in his gut- he looks right to the boy. "Steven," he says quietly, keeping Tyki's words in mind, "We're here for ya. Ya can hear us, I know ya can... and we're gonna get ya out of here. Make no doubt about it."
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...And all of that completely leaves his mind the second the last of the thorns have parted out of their way and he sees Steven.
He can't tell what goes through his heart, only that it seems to go utterly cold with despair and white hot with rage at the same time, and his steps stutter to a stop for a half second before he lets out a shaky breath. No time for that. It's exactly as the Ringmaster said over the radio, about the Blue Rose acting up.
Grabbing whoever looks like they're going to bolt off first- not that he doesn't understand the feeling, twisting like acid in his gut- he looks right to the boy. "Steven," he says quietly, keeping Tyki's words in mind, "We're here for ya. Ya can hear us, I know ya can... and we're gonna get ya out of here. Make no doubt about it."