Lumi was antsy. Marluxia was not, but Marluxia knew that the snap of his fingers and a step backwards would take him safely beyond the reach of the wyrm. Information like that made you practically unflappable.
Still, he'd been in general agreement with Lumi's sentiments, although Gin's step forward had made Marluxia inclined to linger a while longer, just to see what type of rabbit he pulled out of what type of hat. And then Wonderweiss had spoken.
Marluxia, and Lumi, had accompanied Wonderweiss before. They'd encountered a forest, that Marluxia could hear, and discovered there that Marluxia could hear the green word, and control plant based enemies in a way that looked, to some, a lot like a very specific kind of beastmastery. Watching Wonderweiss in action, however, had sharply outlined the differences.
What Marluxia did wasn't at all beastmastery, it simply looked that way to the untrained eye, and what Wonderweiss did was a power that had impressed Marluxia. That, and the fact that Lumi liked him, had made Marluxia kindly disposed towards Wonderweiss.
He and Lumi, he knew, were the only ones present to have seen Wonderweiss actually subjugate a creature.
"Don't be so sure," he said, his voice soft in response to Szayel's derision. He took a step forward, placing a hand on Wonderweiss's shoulder. "Consider your actions carefully, Wonderweiss." He, and Lumi, also knew the consequences of failure for Wonderweiss, too. "Do you really think you can?"
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Still, he'd been in general agreement with Lumi's sentiments, although Gin's step forward had made Marluxia inclined to linger a while longer, just to see what type of rabbit he pulled out of what type of hat. And then Wonderweiss had spoken.
Marluxia, and Lumi, had accompanied Wonderweiss before. They'd encountered a forest, that Marluxia could hear, and discovered there that Marluxia could hear the green word, and control plant based enemies in a way that looked, to some, a lot like a very specific kind of beastmastery. Watching Wonderweiss in action, however, had sharply outlined the differences.
What Marluxia did wasn't at all beastmastery, it simply looked that way to the untrained eye, and what Wonderweiss did was a power that had impressed Marluxia. That, and the fact that Lumi liked him, had made Marluxia kindly disposed towards Wonderweiss.
He and Lumi, he knew, were the only ones present to have seen Wonderweiss actually subjugate a creature.
"Don't be so sure," he said, his voice soft in response to Szayel's derision. He took a step forward, placing a hand on Wonderweiss's shoulder. "Consider your actions carefully, Wonderweiss." He, and Lumi, also knew the consequences of failure for Wonderweiss, too. "Do you really think you can?"