[And he has Giles with him now. Miraculously, apparently, the former Watcher hasn't had to be dragged back after wandering away. It's true he'd been scarce the afternoon and night after the the battle, but for his practicing, but...he's back, now. He does learn, and he's finding that he does actually want to be around the other two, if only because being near them is still easier than scrying to reassure himself that they're all right.
So he'd returned to their shared little room the night before, only gone a day and with a couple of sticky buns from the market to make up for it.
And now he was here to watch, having been lead here by an illusory lion, and he grabs a spot standing on a nearby bench to watch the show. It's easy to see, especially for him, that Helios is nervous and anxious in front of so many people. And it reminds Giles that, really, he and Ginia have had to rely on Helios a bit for money, here in Schwanheim, especially with him still barely able to use his scrying mirror. At the least, some sweet tea is in Helios' future as a celebration.
But, until then, Giles is the audience member any performer would hope for - applauding and calling out encouragement right up until the point someone looks at him and he gets embarrassed. Really, the only point Helios won't notice him is while he's setting up the sawing in half trick and while it's going on.
Giles won't be there for that. But he'll reappear just in time for the end of the show, as though he's been there the entire time.
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So he'd returned to their shared little room the night before, only gone a day and with a couple of sticky buns from the market to make up for it.
And now he was here to watch, having been lead here by an illusory lion, and he grabs a spot standing on a nearby bench to watch the show. It's easy to see, especially for him, that Helios is nervous and anxious in front of so many people. And it reminds Giles that, really, he and Ginia have had to rely on Helios a bit for money, here in Schwanheim, especially with him still barely able to use his scrying mirror. At the least, some sweet tea is in Helios' future as a celebration.
But, until then, Giles is the audience member any performer would hope for - applauding and calling out encouragement right up until the point someone looks at him and he gets embarrassed. Really, the only point Helios won't notice him is while he's setting up the sawing in half trick and while it's going on.
Giles won't be there for that. But he'll reappear just in time for the end of the show, as though he's been there the entire time.