[PQ] Lost between the pages of a good book

Screaming a cry of pain as heat radiated over him with this second blast, the paladin was forced to his knees, the sword forgotten. It took all of his strength to hold his shield before himself against the fiery onslaught of the creature. Breathless as light poured and radiated from the destroyed dragon, Remi's eyes had only a momentary blink of confusion (he could not see the revealed images on his shield after all). However as the room started to waiver, the thought he'd had so many chapters moments ago blinked brightly in his mind, and quickly his eyes scanned for the earthen-clad ascended. "Sam—!" He called, still desperately wanting to see if the man could feel anything in this place when— —Remi found himself half-kneeling on the floor of the Atheneum. His breath spluttered out from his chest, and under his breath he mumbled something that might have been a curse. Too late he thought, squeezing his eyes shut with disappointment and pinching the bridge of his nose wearily. Not one to normally revel in his bad luck, Remi had hoped that for once perhaps something might go his way. Scraping his fingers against his skull as if he might physically dislodge the self-pity he wanted to collapse into, Remi wearily stood with a sigh. Listening as Jigano spoke, Remi found his brows knitting together. Such an order seemed like a good idea, but of course Remi had no place in one? While he had an affection for the sciences, he was but a merchants son who had taught himself to read and write. Perhaps some of his scribbles had proved useful in how faithfully they represented the world, but to be part of an Order? Commoner though he might not be any longer, still this sounded far too grandiose for him. And so he offered Jigano a boyish smile and remained silent. REMI How do you steal what you really want When what you really want is free?