( there won't be a big to-do. lalli is pretty sure that he's still able to set up his knife runes here, even if he needs to gather more knives to fill them with. he'd probably start with rocks in this case, anyway - and how many people are really going to fight for a house that throws rocks at them just for coming too close?

which reminds him of something he hasn't yet told emil: ) I think I'm a mage again. ( a flicker of his brow, almost but not quite a scowl - and he rephrases. ) Noita. Like I was before Asgard. ( he glances to emil, maybe to gauge his reaction, before his eyes turn back to the path ahead. ) Don't know if my gods can hear me, but... they feel closer, here.