Lea was relieved when Essek's breathing began to slow and settle though it still hitched a bit. "Don't worry about it," he said. "And yeah, this isn't exactly the time or place for a long talk about magic, even if you were in any shape for it." Plus, there was the little fact that even he himself didn't know how he'd done what he'd done, so it wouldn't be much of a discussion unless he learned a bit more first.

"You good to keep going? We can't stay here too long, but if you need a minute or two..."