Quote:Lift
Glossary Text
Instead of making its normal attack or attacks, this character can move an adjacent Small or Medium ally to another space adjacent to itself. The lifted character cannot be moved into a space occupied by another creature or through walls. Lifted creatures do not provoke attacks of opportunity.
I read this glossary to mean that the lifted character must remain adjacent for the entire move, and a clear path through adjacent squares must be available. You can't just lift a piece overhead and set it down on the other side. If a wall is on one side of you, and characters are occupying squares on the other side, you cannot reach that space.
It other words, the lifter picks up a character, rotates, and sets it back down.
Agree? Disagree? How do others play these pieces?