distressedude | 016 ~ [Action]

[After being flung into countless numbers of trees from the third party's traps during the last draft, Ion swore to himself he'd never climb another tree for as long as he lived. Obviously, he didn't count on finding a baby bird having fallen out of its nest when he made that declaration. And with the mother bird calling for her child overhead, Ion couldn't just leave the poor thing there to die.]

[Thankfully, getting to the top of the tree where the nest was had been surprisingly easy! Getting down... not so much. He didn't notice the lower branch breaking until after he stepped off of it, and now that he was on his way down, he found himself stuck. He wasn't too high up, but this particular tree had quite a few thorn bushes around it. He'd been able to avoid them going up for the most part, but if he were to try jumping, the chance of him falling into one of these bushes was rather high. He wasn't too far off the path, just a ways north of the village, so hopefully someone will spot him.]

[Though, in restrospect, today was probably a bad day to wear green.]

~

[Assuming the princess is eventually rescued, Ion will be spending the remainder of the day at the library in search of a few new books to read before eventually returning home, his clothes still looking a bit worse for wear.]

[[ooc: Feel free to break time and space for the first part, or run into him walking towards the library looking... well, like he fell out of a tree.]]

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[She's a witch! ~~Burn her!~~]

I can see that. Well, I've carried a lot heavier people than you on this thing. Climb on.

[She brings her broom up next to the branch Ion's on.]

This is... [Sorry, he's going to have to stare at the broom for a second.]

I've never seen a flying broom before. How does it stay in the air like that?

You want the long answer or the short one?

The short version would be fine? [At least he isn't just making her idle there now. He stares down at the broom for another moment before awkwardly trying to shift onto it from the branch. How does one sit on a broom, anyway...]

Magic. And you ride it like a horse, if you're wondering. One leg on each side, and hold onto me.

[He'd never ridden a horse, so the second explanation is far more helpful. With a nod, he swings one leg over and gets himself situated before holding onto her shoulders. Hopefully it wouldn't move too fast...]

All right, I think I've got it.

Okay, here we go!

[Ohhhh fast is an understatement. She dives down so quickly they might as well be falling... except for the whole braking right above the ground thing.]

[akjsjdh!!]

[Ion barely has time to take a breath before they're suddenly falling and then stopping, just as suddenly. Hopefully Arche doesn't mind if he clings onto her a little bit. He just needs a moment.]

[She might be holding back a bit of a laugh at his reaction when he clings to her. Just a bit of schadenfreude.]

And here we are. See, no time at all!

[He'll blink a few times before quickly pulling his hands off her shoulders with an equally-as-quick apology. It's only another second after that when he climbs off the ~~wooden deathtrap~~ broomstick. That was enough excitement for one day.]

[After a calming breath or two, he'll look back to her with a smile.]

Thank you for saving me! I'm not sure what I would have done if no one came by.

Either jumped or sat there in the tree all day, I imagine.

[She grins.] But seriously, don't worry about it. What's your name, anyway? I'm Arche Klaine.

I can't imagine either of those outcomes being very pleasant...

My name is Ion. It's nice to meet you, Arche.

Which is why it's a good thing I came along to save ya.

Nice meeting you too, Ion. You gonna be alright now?

I should be, thanks to you. [You saved him. That means he's never going to stop thanking you for it.] Though I should probably avoid climbing anymore trees from now on.

[She'll probably enjoy that for a while before it started to get excessive.] Well, maybe don't climb quite so high next time. Get a little practice closer to the ground.

Yes, I'm sure that would be for the best. I didn't intend to climb as high as I did, but I didn't realize how high the bird's nest was...

Well, they are birds. You've gotta expect things like that.

Anyway, I'm off now. You stay out of trouble! [She starts lifting off.]

[And he'll wave as she starts to head off with a soft laugh.] I will. And thank you again for your help, Arche.