The walk through the hedges continued and Tal picked a rose to save it from Boreal's snacking, twirling the flower gently between his fingers as he went looking for another one to match it--
Man and dragon both stopped abruptly as the oncoming person came clear from the mist and Tal squinted suspiciously at himself (squinting suspiciously back at himself) and raised a hand to point at the approaching doppelganger. He jerked back as it mirrored him and then took another curious step forward.
Well. Getting around this was going to be awkward. Heartbeat racing with uncertainty and no little fear about the purpose of this spell-summoned twin, Tal stopped a step away from it. And then began to do a sideways shuffle. It mirrored him, blocking his path, until he figured out that if he started to turn in a half-circle, facing himself the whole time until he was facing back the way he came, he could slip by. "Alright, girl. Lead the way," he murmured. The dragon harrumphed uneasily, looking between her companion and the thing that looked like him, then swung her head around and began moving slowly forward. Meanwhile, Tal walked backwards, keeping a hand on her shoulders to steady himself as he continued onward. Albeit facing the wrong direction.
Tal meets his doppelganger and shuffles around it in a half-circle, facing his twin the whole time. Then he walks backward, facing the way he came while letting Boreal lead the way and keep a draconic eye out for the next turn of the maze.
Man and dragon both stopped abruptly as the oncoming person came clear from the mist and Tal squinted suspiciously at himself (squinting suspiciously back at himself) and raised a hand to point at the approaching doppelganger. He jerked back as it mirrored him and then took another curious step forward.
Well. Getting around this was going to be awkward. Heartbeat racing with uncertainty and no little fear about the purpose of this spell-summoned twin, Tal stopped a step away from it. And then began to do a sideways shuffle. It mirrored him, blocking his path, until he figured out that if he started to turn in a half-circle, facing himself the whole time until he was facing back the way he came, he could slip by. "Alright, girl. Lead the way," he murmured. The dragon harrumphed uneasily, looking between her companion and the thing that looked like him, then swung her head around and began moving slowly forward. Meanwhile, Tal walked backwards, keeping a hand on her shoulders to steady himself as he continued onward. Albeit facing the wrong direction.
Tal meets his doppelganger and shuffles around it in a half-circle, facing his twin the whole time. Then he walks backward, facing the way he came while letting Boreal lead the way and keep a draconic eye out for the next turn of the maze.
