.... we might need something to strap you securely if I carry you on my back - that'll be a lot better than having to carry you in front. I'll have to go and grab something quickly.

But that's worrying. [ losing memories? for something you can't control? a frown as he looks at the big pieces of cairn he's collecting. ] I wonder if I can turn these pieces to something .... lighter. That'll make them easier to carry while I have you. You're alive, but you're also a gemstone .... I don't want to attempt anything that'll complicate your structure seeing as I can't really restore objects to their proper state. [ last time he did that, he created a zombie. there is also the matter of the other shards, maybe he can imbue something of cairn's with life and then track it down that way? so many possibilities, he's a lot more careful about how to use his powers with them. so what he says is, ] It's up to you. We can come back for the pieces too; I'm sure if we explain to someone what they are, they wouldn't mind watching over them for a while.