The comfort was nice enough, he did appreciate the gesture, even if he never felt overly comfortable being in a position of weakness. He'd given in a lot lately, perhaps that was the biggest sign of his own problems right now. He'd fix things, he knew he would. He just had to find his feet, find his spark. Get his head back into things rather than this grey uninspiring depression.
Looking up, he couldn't help but grin at the sight of the Naismith mansion. He bet his remaining lifeforce they'd already scampered off in fear, never to return. So much easier than the alternatives.
"Very. This is the place."
With an amused noise, he took several strides towards the place, entirely determined. "It should be abandoned still so we'll just take everything we need and go."
"Are there any wa..." Wait, wards was definitely not the right word for this. "Is the house protected?" He had his wand at the ready at any rate, not yet drawing it, but his free hand held it as they approached the house. He had gotten in the habit of drawing his knives, but it seemed to be an easy enough habit to break out of again.
"I should be able to unlock any door, at least." He didn't imagine anything here guarding against magic, after all. Why would they, if he was the only one capable of wielding it? What power. Lonely, perhaps, but that wasn't sinking in yet. Maybe it never would, with the Master by his side.
"You mean does it have security?" the Master asked, looking slightly bemused at the idea that it could have 'wards' of all things. He should of committed a little more to teaching Barty the ways of technology. He was sure if he gave his companion a computer, he'd never understand a single thing on it. Except maybe the letters of the keyboard.
"I don't think it does and even if it did, it's probably deactivated. From what I heard, there was a bit of a leak with some harmful chemical so--" Wait, hang on, he almost forgot about that. Reaching out to stop Barty, he gave him a very firm look. "I need to go in first, make sure it's safe. I didn't go through this much effort to accidentally kill you."
With a sigh of annoyance, he moved up the stairs and checked the door. Fortunately, it was still open, the whole place had just been abandoned as it lay. Taking a swift inhale, he waited a moment before turning back and offering a slight smile. "Doesn't seem too bad. Want me to check further or do you trust my judgement?"
Trust might not be quite the right word, but the master was literally all he had left. If he died, he might as well. If he lived, it would be for him, at least in a way, so... Trust it was, in some capacity, that had him follow the Master without hesitation in answer to the question. His hand was still on his wand, but that was just natural caution.
Once inside he looked around, trying to get a more complete picture of everything that had to do with the Master being in his current state. "What exactly are we looking for?" Because searching might go a bit faster if he at least had a vague idea what they were hoping to find.
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Looking up, he couldn't help but grin at the sight of the Naismith mansion. He bet his remaining lifeforce they'd already scampered off in fear, never to return. So much easier than the alternatives.
"Very. This is the place."
With an amused noise, he took several strides towards the place, entirely determined. "It should be abandoned still so we'll just take everything we need and go."
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"I should be able to unlock any door, at least." He didn't imagine anything here guarding against magic, after all. Why would they, if he was the only one capable of wielding it? What power. Lonely, perhaps, but that wasn't sinking in yet. Maybe it never would, with the Master by his side.
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"I don't think it does and even if it did, it's probably deactivated. From what I heard, there was a bit of a leak with some harmful chemical so--" Wait, hang on, he almost forgot about that. Reaching out to stop Barty, he gave him a very firm look. "I need to go in first, make sure it's safe. I didn't go through this much effort to accidentally kill you."
With a sigh of annoyance, he moved up the stairs and checked the door. Fortunately, it was still open, the whole place had just been abandoned as it lay. Taking a swift inhale, he waited a moment before turning back and offering a slight smile. "Doesn't seem too bad. Want me to check further or do you trust my judgement?"
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Once inside he looked around, trying to get a more complete picture of everything that had to do with the Master being in his current state. "What exactly are we looking for?" Because searching might go a bit faster if he at least had a vague idea what they were hoping to find.