[ Lancelot has absolutely no reason not to believe the other, right down to the options being discussed by the soldiers as well as what will be the reward for assistance. Ideally, the knight captain would like to feel a little more certain and in control of things, but such is the way life works in every which direction.
There is not more than a beat or two of silence, Lancelot glancing off to one side to catch some of the captives from the corner of his eyes before returning his attention forward (...as well as upward).
It's not really much of a choice in the end when the other option is that some of the prisoners are to be sacrificed for example, but he can dwell on that technicality later, when he has such luxury to.
For now, he finally responds to the offer. ]
... Very well. I will cut a path for you and the others.
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There is not more than a beat or two of silence, Lancelot glancing off to one side to catch some of the captives from the corner of his eyes before returning his attention forward (...as well as upward).
It's not really much of a choice in the end when the other option is that some of the prisoners are to be sacrificed for example, but he can dwell on that technicality later, when he has such luxury to.
For now, he finally responds to the offer. ]
... Very well. I will cut a path for you and the others.