Immediately, a cluster of little girls who had been watching with wide eyes perked up.
They wanted to help. They wanted to be part of whatever Luca was doing.
They scampered over to the indicated case, but the moment the first girl tried to lift it, she stumbled.
"Whoa! It's heavy!"
Two more girls rushed to help, grabbing handles on either side. Even with three of them, it was a struggle. A fourth joined. Then a fifth.
Soon, a whole gaggle of little elves were carrying the long case together, giggling and calling out directions to each other.
"Left! Go left!"
"No, right! There's a rock!"
"Lift higher on your side!"
"We're trying!"
They staggered and wobbled but eventually managed to transport the case to the table where the other guns rested.
With a collective grunt, they hoisted it up and set it down with a solid THUNK.
Luca chuckled and patted each of their heads in turn.
"Good job, little warriors. Excellent teamwork."
