Having been so engrossed in scouring the ground, much of whatever it was that caused a man to fly and land before him was lost to Martin, single-minded as he tended to be. He'd barely registered the bluster of wind that wings had caused, the loud crackle of paper snatched out of flight. That startling sensation of a body close and the shadow that went with it by was what yanked his eyes away from the ground, bringing him to gawk open-mouthed at a man who'd, to him, just appeared out of nowhere, floating to solid ground.
Words? Didn't he say something just now? Martin felt a twinge of panic in realizing yes, his head quickly shaking to snap himself out of his stupor. It helped to back away a step.
"You surprised me!" he declared, still at a loss even as he gave Kratos a second look. "I, I mean, I didn't see anyone else around a moment ago, I was...I mean, I was looking around for..."
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Having been so engrossed in scouring the ground, much of whatever it was that caused a man to fly and land before him was lost to Martin, single-minded as he tended to be. He'd barely registered the bluster of wind that wings had caused, the loud crackle of paper snatched out of flight. That startling sensation of a body close and the shadow that went with it by was what yanked his eyes away from the ground, bringing him to gawk open-mouthed at a man who'd, to him, just appeared out of nowhere, floating to solid ground.
Words? Didn't he say something just now? Martin felt a twinge of panic in realizing yes, his head quickly shaking to snap himself out of his stupor. It helped to back away a step.
"You surprised me!" he declared, still at a loss even as he gave Kratos a second look. "I, I mean, I didn't see anyone else around a moment ago, I was...I mean, I was looking around for..."
He saw the page at last, eyes widening again.
"Ah, is that...?"