Finn's words washed over him like water off a duck's back as he worked on the lock. He was aware of the danger coming up behind him but he kept his concentration on the lock in front of him. Seconds ticked by as he heard the monster creep closer and the crackling of energy as it readied some sort of attack... and then the lock's mechanism clicked and Felix felt the air leave his lungs quickly in relief.
He glanced over his shoulder, still knelt in front of the door, and saw the approaching beast for the first time. It was big, had entirely too many legs, and was full of teeth and crackling electricity. Nope. It was time to get out of here.
The mercenary shouted a command at Finn even as he swung the door open and slipped inside. He turned back to the entrance and growled as he saw Finn still standing there gripping his sword too tightly. He gave one final shout to his unfortunate companion, "The door is open, now get the hell inside!" Before he placed his hand on said door, ready to slam it shut the moment he felt too threatened. Fortunately for Finn the kid heard him and darted quickly inside.
As one, Finn and Felix slammed the door shut. The mercenary went an extra step as Finn leaned against the door making certain to lock it back up, bolting anything he could find to make it last as long as possible. Because now that they were inside it was time to explore and preferably without interference from their unwanted guest.
There was about a second where it looked as though Felix might return Finn's gesture with mild triumphant exuberance--and then the mercenary froze and his expression hardened as he left Finn hanging. A pang of emotion had hit Felix and his chest tightened. This wasn't how this scene usually went. He couldn't feel happy when the person in front of him wasn't who it was supposed to be. He quickly turned around.
He took a steadying breath as he now faced the room and then began to search it with his eyes. He grabbed hold of Finn before the boy could try to move off and get into some sort of trouble without him. A useful distraction was only good if he could use it when he most needed it, not when it decided to attract attention before he was ready. While he kept an ear to the door for any sings of the monster trying to come in behind them, Felix searched keenly with his eyes for any traps in the room or hallway and anything of any interest that would be a clue where to go next. Only after he was fairly certain it was safe would he begin to move forward and search more thoroughly with a closer look--mindful of Finn's presence at all times, making sure to keep the kid out of trouble.
"Stay behind me," he told Finn. "We're going to do this the right way."
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He glanced over his shoulder, still knelt in front of the door, and saw the approaching beast for the first time. It was big, had entirely too many legs, and was full of teeth and crackling electricity. Nope. It was time to get out of here.
The mercenary shouted a command at Finn even as he swung the door open and slipped inside. He turned back to the entrance and growled as he saw Finn still standing there gripping his sword too tightly. He gave one final shout to his unfortunate companion, "The door is open, now get the hell inside!" Before he placed his hand on said door, ready to slam it shut the moment he felt too threatened. Fortunately for Finn the kid heard him and darted quickly inside.
As one, Finn and Felix slammed the door shut. The mercenary went an extra step as Finn leaned against the door making certain to lock it back up, bolting anything he could find to make it last as long as possible. Because now that they were inside it was time to explore and preferably without interference from their unwanted guest.
There was about a second where it looked as though Felix might return Finn's gesture with mild triumphant exuberance--and then the mercenary froze and his expression hardened as he left Finn hanging. A pang of emotion had hit Felix and his chest tightened. This wasn't how this scene usually went. He couldn't feel happy when the person in front of him wasn't who it was supposed to be. He quickly turned around.
He took a steadying breath as he now faced the room and then began to search it with his eyes. He grabbed hold of Finn before the boy could try to move off and get into some sort of trouble without him. A useful distraction was only good if he could use it when he most needed it, not when it decided to attract attention before he was ready. While he kept an ear to the door for any sings of the monster trying to come in behind them, Felix searched keenly with his eyes for any traps in the room or hallway and anything of any interest that would be a clue where to go next. Only after he was fairly certain it was safe would he begin to move forward and search more thoroughly with a closer look--mindful of Finn's presence at all times, making sure to keep the kid out of trouble.
"Stay behind me," he told Finn. "We're going to do this the right way."