[For as improvised as their solution may be, they certainly canโt call it uncreative. Or slipshod, given how diligently Yennefer throws a bag at him, Stephen catching it in his hands more out of instinct than anything else. But he follows suit moments later, filling in the holes beneath the wagon with what they can manage, even if crouching and bending over is not on his list of Easy Things To Do right now.
The sacrifices one makes for magical science.
At any rate, the barricade becomes solid enoughโbetween the wagon and all the suppliesโthat it takes the punishment from the chill wind rather than the device. Stephen stands, peering over the wagon and at the thaumamator.]
Give it a few.
[It wobbles back and forth. Teases at righting itself, untilโ with one vacillating swing, it starts to rotate properly, but slowly. Promising, as long as it continues.]
Looks like it mightโve worked. Letโs wait a little and see what the readings say.
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The sacrifices one makes for magical science.
At any rate, the barricade becomes solid enoughโbetween the wagon and all the suppliesโthat it takes the punishment from the chill wind rather than the device. Stephen stands, peering over the wagon and at the thaumamator.]
Give it a few.
[It wobbles back and forth. Teases at righting itself, untilโ with one vacillating swing, it starts to rotate properly, but slowly. Promising, as long as it continues.]
Looks like it mightโve worked. Letโs wait a little and see what the readings say.