Fortescue feels some admitted relief when Neria doesn't react to the flames licking up and down her legs and arms. This would be a poor time indeed to surprise someone who hadn't come from a world with magic. Many, many people in Teleios hadn't seen magic before they arrived. She's startled more than a few simply by discussing it casually.

"Trying," she says briefly, gritting her teeth in frustration. Not at Neria. In fact, she gets out a quick, "Thank you!"

With the two of them working on the vines, she's able to scramble to her feet and back up. Now if the vines want to get to her, they'll have to be determined; they've lost the element of surprise.

"They managed to get me when I wasn't paying attention," she admits, the flames on her legs growing more intense.