[I'm sorry, were you actually expecting Lalli to explain? He's explained so much already tonight, Emil, don't be so selfish. Nah, he's just going to reach over and brush Emil's bangs away from his face, gently smooth his fingertips above his brow, then trail down to caress his cheek with his knuckles. He hums a second, but he's always been confident in his spells despite his minimal training, so he quickly switches to speaking. He can feel the right note to start off with.
Of course it's still in damn Finnish. Spells have a certain meter to them, and this common language connecting them couldn't bend enough to fit properly into his prayer for relief -- physical and emotional -- for this good, sweet boy doing his best far away from home. He lets the gods know he still firmly feels their presence, just...humbly asks this favor. Protect Emil when Lalli was weak. Don't punish him with pain for Lalli's own failings. He would devote himself to doing better from now on.
It's...like an extended ice pack??? Kind of? Not as immediately or so jarringly felt, outside of the fact that Lalli is touching him and spouting nonsense, probably.]
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Of course it's still in damn Finnish. Spells have a certain meter to them, and this common language connecting them couldn't bend enough to fit properly into his prayer for relief -- physical and emotional -- for this good, sweet boy doing his best far away from home. He lets the gods know he still firmly feels their presence, just...humbly asks this favor. Protect Emil when Lalli was weak. Don't punish him with pain for Lalli's own failings. He would devote himself to doing better from now on.
It's...like an extended ice pack??? Kind of? Not as immediately or so jarringly felt, outside of the fact that Lalli is touching him and spouting nonsense, probably.]