[Part of Estinien wants to linger, but he can feel the weight of Howl's sorrows, and the familiarity with what he felt in the throne room is uncanny. The Kenoma is impeding whatever progress Howl would be able to make, it seems like, and Estinien realizes that unless he is prepared to take Howl's shard by force there is nothing he can do here.
He reluctantly takes one step back, and then another.]
As you wish.
[He leaps into the sky, his wounded wing straining in wind. Yet, it will be enough to get back to the Firebrand shrine and to watch Howl from afar. After all, he has to make sure he returns to Achamoth as instructed... the man getting into another fight could be deadly.]
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He reluctantly takes one step back, and then another.]
As you wish.
[He leaps into the sky, his wounded wing straining in wind. Yet, it will be enough to get back to the Firebrand shrine and to watch Howl from afar. After all, he has to make sure he returns to Achamoth as instructed... the man getting into another fight could be deadly.]