[ He’s already moving as soon as Peter says “just go”, redirecting them to the side hall, and tapping into his Enhancements to better guide Peter along quickly. He shoves the office door open with a shoulder, bringing them both inside.
Peter gets carefully lowered into the second desk chair, then Alec turns to lay a few basic wards around the door- soundproofing, mostly, but a small fire spell as well, in case someone barges in. They won’t get another shot at this and time is of the essence, but a little caution can go a long way, as well.
Alec plops into the remaining chair, and turns to set to work, but something makes him hesitate. Something tugging at the back of his head, and he glances back over at Peter. The guy looks like he got the shit kicked out of him, and just looking at him makes Alec ache.
Sometimes, he really wishes he knew how to turn off basic human empathy.
The wizard etches a mark in the air, and a small stream of water trickles down from the mark, pouring from an invisible vessel, collecting in an invisible bowl in the air at Peter’s chest. ]
Clean yourself up. You look like shit.
[ With that, he turns to his work, doing his best to ignore the sensation that this is dangerous, and not just because they might get caught. ]
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Peter gets carefully lowered into the second desk chair, then Alec turns to lay a few basic wards around the door- soundproofing, mostly, but a small fire spell as well, in case someone barges in. They won’t get another shot at this and time is of the essence, but a little caution can go a long way, as well.
Alec plops into the remaining chair, and turns to set to work, but something makes him hesitate. Something tugging at the back of his head, and he glances back over at Peter. The guy looks like he got the shit kicked out of him, and just looking at him makes Alec ache.
Sometimes, he really wishes he knew how to turn off basic human empathy.
The wizard etches a mark in the air, and a small stream of water trickles down from the mark, pouring from an invisible vessel, collecting in an invisible bowl in the air at Peter’s chest. ]
Clean yourself up. You look like shit.
[ With that, he turns to his work, doing his best to ignore the sensation that this is dangerous, and not just because they might get caught. ]