<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/9/90/Wei-xiaobao.jpg)</div><br/>Wei refrained from rolling his eyes at the eventual response from Coral. As tempting as it might be to further debate his nature, Coral seemed to lack the sophistication of world view to do so with any enjoyment.<br/><br/>He shook his head slightly then turned back to Canticle. "I'm sure you could have a great deal of fun examining all of those, and you can do so to your hearts content later. For now, I would suggest seeing what will be of the most use in our rescue attempt. I'm sure the armour would be, for one. If you can identify what the rest does, we can see what we can turn to our best advantage."<br/><br/>He glanced at the bound prisoners and rubbed his jaw. "I suspect," he continued, lowering his voice "That these can be convinced to tell us where the others fled to, and what we might find there. I prefer we avoid torture, unless there is no other choice. Appealing to their own greed and self interest might work, if we can fail to convince them with our own natural charm." he said, smiling. "If no one else wishes to try so, I'd be happy to see how convincing I can be."<br/><br/>A sound of pain that floated over from the wounded horse drew his attention, and he frowned. The poor beast had no choice but to be here, and was suffering for reasons it could not understand. "But let me see what I can do here before that." he said.<br/><br/>Leaving the others, he walked over to where Coral and Kafani stood. As little as he knew about animals, he was prepared to accept her judgement. One brief look was enough to have her shaking her head at the oxen. The horse however ...<br/><br/>Kafani turned to Wei, gesturing towards the horse. "Is there anything you can do? I mean ... you know ..." her hands moved in what might be arcane gestures, or some primitive folk dance.<br/><br/>Wei drew a deep breath and stepped carefully over to the horse, laying his hands on its flank. "I've never tried to heal an animal before." he said, looking at her. "I can't promise it can be done, but if I can do it, I will." He glanced around at the others. He closed his eyes, reaching deep within himself for the power he needed.<br/><br/><em>It's me again</em>he cast the thought skywards.<em>Yes, I know, still haven't quite got that whole prayer thing down. I'll leave that to those who can hear your voice better than I can. I'd appreciate a little assistance with this one. Poor thing doesn't deserve to suffer for someone else's actions. I know that's a common refrain across creation, but at least people can understand why a bit more. Doesn't make it any more right for a person than an animal. It needs to change. All of it. Let this be the pebble that starts the rockslide.</em>