[The actual magic, of course, is magic, but there's still something quite magic-adjacent about the children settling into themselves. It even sounds, from the chattering, as if there might be a surfeit of tunes to distract the room with until a more properly qualified adult came to take command.
Unless this whole 'singing together' thing is a critical portion of the plan. Then, well, they're certainly on the cusp of defeat.
Horatio's features are fairly well trained into stillness, but it's very possible Sansa will notice the slight shift back of his weight at the suggestion. Hopefully there's nothing much wrong with regrouping in the face of simple requests from actual children.]
--hm. [Clearing his throat, as always, jumpstarts half an actual response.] I'm certain the children know it's-- quite important to face one's fears.
[That feels like the right thing to say. It isn't doing much to actually extract him from the situation, but it's probably what children ought to hear.
But also, clearly, already a regrettable thing to have said.]
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Unless this whole 'singing together' thing is a critical portion of the plan. Then, well, they're certainly on the cusp of defeat.
Horatio's features are fairly well trained into stillness, but it's very possible Sansa will notice the slight shift back of his weight at the suggestion. Hopefully there's nothing much wrong with regrouping in the face of simple requests from actual children.]
--hm. [Clearing his throat, as always, jumpstarts half an actual response.] I'm certain the children know it's-- quite important to face one's fears.
[That feels like the right thing to say. It isn't doing much to actually extract him from the situation, but it's probably what children ought to hear.
But also, clearly, already a regrettable thing to have said.]