[ he grins and gives a wink. not quite. instead his hands come up around hers and his eyes slip shut. he mutters something - latin maybe. the flame jumps from the lighter and up above them. up, up, it shoots, until it's ten feet above them. it illuminates around them. still not much more than that, but, enough so they're not going to be falling on their faces. ]
Not my best work, but, works in a pinch. Just keep holding the lighter. It needs a steady source. [ then, he reaches up and nudges one of her hands to take his again. he still doesn't trust the stairs entirely.
a few more steps down and the light drops with them. it's always above them, but follows them down.
they finally reach the bottom. he holds up his other hand and the flaming light comes down to their level. still safely above their heads, but, closer now. ]
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Not my best work, but, works in a pinch. Just keep holding the lighter. It needs a steady source. [ then, he reaches up and nudges one of her hands to take his again. he still doesn't trust the stairs entirely.
a few more steps down and the light drops with them. it's always above them, but follows them down.
they finally reach the bottom. he holds up his other hand and the flaming light comes down to their level. still safely above their heads, but, closer now. ]