[With worry carved into his expression, he curls his hand around River's to give her something to hold onto other than his shirt. He gives a gentle squeeze to reassure her that she's not going anywhere. While he wants to ask her if she saw anything in that strange state, he decides to hold his questions until later.]
Okay. Let's make sure they get home safely.
[They can at least do that much for the children. How they're going to snap them out of whatever's got a hold on them, he has no idea.
Deeming it a lost cause to pry any solid information out of the kids, he decides to try the teacher. Wilhelm cants his head toward where the poor woman is pleading with the boy to go home and give his Eifstide doll a rest, then tugs River along with him. He handles introductions, explains why they've come. In exchange, he learns the names of the children lingering in the schoolyard and where they live. Luckily, he knows the town's layout pretty well.]
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Okay. Let's make sure they get home safely.
[They can at least do that much for the children. How they're going to snap them out of whatever's got a hold on them, he has no idea.
Deeming it a lost cause to pry any solid information out of the kids, he decides to try the teacher. Wilhelm cants his head toward where the poor woman is pleading with the boy to go home and give his Eifstide doll a rest, then tugs River along with him. He handles introductions, explains why they've come. In exchange, he learns the names of the children lingering in the schoolyard and where they live. Luckily, he knows the town's layout pretty well.]