[After the (incident?) meeting with Flayn, Hubert and Lady Edelgard have been careful. They aren't sure how much she knows and how wary she is of them, so they spare the time to talk to her and attempt to learn more, bu so far they're both at a loss. Lady Edelgard has insisted that they remain cautious, but from the look she gets whenever they talk about Flayn, it's obvious there's something she isn't saying. Hubert hasn't pressed her on it - Lady Edelgard will share her thoughts when she's ready to.
Still, he won't deny that it's almost nice to have her around. Flayn distracts their classmates, and that makes laying Lady Edelgard's plans much easier. Flayn herself isn't terrible to be around or talk to, but Hubert always remains cautious. She is one of them, after all.
Today's battle was supposed to be a simple affair. Rout some bandits, no problem. It's something they've done countless times together, and with Flayn providing more support with healing, it theoretically should be even faster.
Perhaps it was. He can't tell, given that he's currently stuck at the bottom of a hole and can't get out.
Sure, he can beat himself up all day long for not noticing the pitfall before he fell into it, but who would expect a pitfall when dealing with bandits. They usually aren't clever enough to set traps for intruders. So his plans to sneak in and take out the bandit leader before he could try to escape are ruined, and Hubert's stuck at the bottom of a hole. Thankfully, it doesn't seem like he's seriously injured himself. Unfortunately, he's injured himself just enough where climbing back out isn't going to be an option. There's also the fact that the soil's just a little too loose for that. The only thing he can do is wait for help to arrive.
This is embarrassing. Humiliating. How could he be caught in such an obvious, stupid trap? But he pushes those feelings down and waits for one of his classmates' voices to reach his ears. They'll come looking, and someone's voice will carry and then he can alert them to his presence—
And there it is, but it's the last person he wanted. Hubert sighs before raising his voice.]
Flayn, I'm down here.
[And, if that isn't enough - because Hubert really isn't all that fond of yelling (unless he's in battle) - he fires off a miasma spell straight upwards. The dark magic should serve as a signal for where he is - and that he's sort of stuck.]
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Still, he won't deny that it's almost nice to have her around. Flayn distracts their classmates, and that makes laying Lady Edelgard's plans much easier. Flayn herself isn't terrible to be around or talk to, but Hubert always remains cautious. She is one of them, after all.
Today's battle was supposed to be a simple affair. Rout some bandits, no problem. It's something they've done countless times together, and with Flayn providing more support with healing, it theoretically should be even faster.
Perhaps it was. He can't tell, given that he's currently stuck at the bottom of a hole and can't get out.
Sure, he can beat himself up all day long for not noticing the pitfall before he fell into it, but who would expect a pitfall when dealing with bandits. They usually aren't clever enough to set traps for intruders. So his plans to sneak in and take out the bandit leader before he could try to escape are ruined, and Hubert's stuck at the bottom of a hole. Thankfully, it doesn't seem like he's seriously injured himself. Unfortunately, he's injured himself just enough where climbing back out isn't going to be an option. There's also the fact that the soil's just a little too loose for that. The only thing he can do is wait for help to arrive.
This is embarrassing. Humiliating. How could he be caught in such an obvious, stupid trap? But he pushes those feelings down and waits for one of his classmates' voices to reach his ears. They'll come looking, and someone's voice will carry and then he can alert them to his presence—
And there it is, but it's the last person he wanted. Hubert sighs before raising his voice.]
Flayn, I'm down here.
[And, if that isn't enough - because Hubert really isn't all that fond of yelling (unless he's in battle) - he fires off a miasma spell straight upwards. The dark magic should serve as a signal for where he is - and that he's sort of stuck.]