It seems to stop as soon as you let go of it, but do let me know if you'd like to have backup while you investigate the effect.
[He'll give her exactly five minutes to hold the seal before intervening.]
Xeimer, apparently. I didn't pry further and I'm not sure Nanaue would have the capacity to explain if I did.
[He's assuming Baby either walked out of the sea towards him, manifested at a shrine, or turned up inside Nanaue's barn. If the process by which the little seal was more involved than that, or if Xeimer had a physical hand in it—well, some things are better left unsaid.
When they arrive at their destination, Michael sets down the extra tools for fine detail work and starts shovelling as Claire delineates the dig site. He never pictured himself doing manual labour in human form any more than Claire imagined being friends with an archangel. The future has held many unexpected twists, not all of them pleasant, but at least he has once again found good company to pass the time with.]
no subject
[He'll give her exactly five minutes to hold the seal before intervening.]
Xeimer, apparently. I didn't pry further and I'm not sure Nanaue would have the capacity to explain if I did.
[He's assuming Baby either walked out of the sea towards him, manifested at a shrine, or turned up inside Nanaue's barn. If the process by which the little seal was more involved than that, or if Xeimer had a physical hand in it—well, some things are better left unsaid.
When they arrive at their destination, Michael sets down the extra tools for fine detail work and starts shovelling as Claire delineates the dig site. He never pictured himself doing manual labour in human form any more than Claire imagined being friends with an archangel. The future has held many unexpected twists, not all of them pleasant, but at least he has once again found good company to pass the time with.]