[He, too, is seriously relieved. A room full of handless emergency patients would have been a nightmare to deal with! He fishes another water bottle out of his backpack, like a reward for her gutsiness. If he knew what thoughts are going through her head he'd give her a whole pep-talk about how everyone called to Avalon is an important main character, but as it is he's simply in awe at how coolly she's playing this off.]
So the key is a puzzle? As if one person having to touch lava hadn't been enough..! Oh well, it can't have that many pieces, right?
[Indeed, before long the jointly acquired bits can be joined together like a magical 3D puzzle, and everyone crowds around the box as it opens. Hijikata has no ambitions to volunteer to carry the ring either. He doesn't need that kind of responsibility hanging around his neck!]
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[He, too, is seriously relieved. A room full of handless emergency patients would have been a nightmare to deal with! He fishes another water bottle out of his backpack, like a reward for her gutsiness. If he knew what thoughts are going through her head he'd give her a whole pep-talk about how everyone called to Avalon is an important main character, but as it is he's simply in awe at how coolly she's playing this off.]
So the key is a puzzle? As if one person having to touch lava hadn't been enough..! Oh well, it can't have that many pieces, right?
[Indeed, before long the jointly acquired bits can be joined together like a magical 3D puzzle, and everyone crowds around the box as it opens. Hijikata has no ambitions to volunteer to carry the ring either. He doesn't need that kind of responsibility hanging around his neck!]