[Joshua's smile and his breathy little laugh kindle within Dion an untapped reserve of strength. He'll find a way to at least carry his own weight, if only to spare the other man the extra burden.
He shifts so that they can sit side by side, their arms bumping against one another as he settles onto the bench.]
We'll take it slowly and not tax ourselves unduly.
[It's not easy for his exhausted muscles, especially the ones in his afflicted arm, to grip the oar and force it to move, but he reminds himself that there will be rest for him and Joshua both once they reach the lake's shore.
...and if they do not start making progress soon, there is the threat that Clive will return and retrieve them.]
This isn't quite what you had in mind when you suggested we ally ourselves, I'd venture.
[If he'd known what would become of it, Dion wondered if Joshua would still have chosen to force his way into his tent at the Dragoons' encampment north of Ark.]
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He shifts so that they can sit side by side, their arms bumping against one another as he settles onto the bench.]
We'll take it slowly and not tax ourselves unduly.
[It's not easy for his exhausted muscles, especially the ones in his afflicted arm, to grip the oar and force it to move, but he reminds himself that there will be rest for him and Joshua both once they reach the lake's shore.
...and if they do not start making progress soon, there is the threat that Clive will return and retrieve them.]
This isn't quite what you had in mind when you suggested we ally ourselves, I'd venture.
[If he'd known what would become of it, Dion wondered if Joshua would still have chosen to force his way into his tent at the Dragoons' encampment north of Ark.]