[He echoes, dryly but with the slightest bit of humor. Yeah, no need for great acting skills in order to look miserable. Jayden matches Kell's pace, sticking close enough to make it look natural that they're going somewhere together, but not so close that it'd attract attention.
He considers making some sort of small talk to keep up appearances, but he neither wants to nor thinks they actually need to. Normally it might be suspicious or at least strange to be walking in silence, but with how awful they feel it's probably expected they might not have the energy to talk much.
And, as expected, the Acolytes don't pay attention. They stop near the wall, where Kell had said they might, and begin to concentrate on... Something. Jayden doesn't know enough about magic to be able to tell what, if anything, they're doing, but it doesn't matter. They're distracted.
He looks at Kell to be sure he's ready, and makes a brief gesture toward the back of one of the Acolytes. He's got this one, unless Kell has any objections.]
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[He echoes, dryly but with the slightest bit of humor. Yeah, no need for great acting skills in order to look miserable. Jayden matches Kell's pace, sticking close enough to make it look natural that they're going somewhere together, but not so close that it'd attract attention.
He considers making some sort of small talk to keep up appearances, but he neither wants to nor thinks they actually need to. Normally it might be suspicious or at least strange to be walking in silence, but with how awful they feel it's probably expected they might not have the energy to talk much.
And, as expected, the Acolytes don't pay attention. They stop near the wall, where Kell had said they might, and begin to concentrate on... Something. Jayden doesn't know enough about magic to be able to tell what, if anything, they're doing, but it doesn't matter. They're distracted.
He looks at Kell to be sure he's ready, and makes a brief gesture toward the back of one of the Acolytes. He's got this one, unless Kell has any objections.]