He might have come in for the flowers originally, but he'd be lying if he said he wasn't eager to get to the center of the maze now that he was so close. Holding the few he'd already picked up earlier along the path, he quickened his steps in excitement.
And almost ran face-first into a whipping, thorny vine.
"Hey!" The courier scrambled back with a yelp and Boreal snorted in dismay as her snacks decided to bite back. Smoke trailed from her nostrils as she took a deep breath but Tal rested his hand on her muzzle to keep her from opening it and took a cautious step toward the flowery tangle.
"Uh. Look. I dunno if you can hear me?" Roses had hips, but he couldn't remember if they had ears. Maybe he was thinking about corn? "But I'm gonna take a bouquet of you guys to Safrin and Vi's shrine after this. So, how about we all go together?" His vest didn't protect his hands, but Tal reached forward anyways with his knife to try and prune the snarl back and collect the flowers so he could make his way past.
Tal tries to sweet-talk the roses by offering to take them to Safrin and Vi's shrine, and attempts to prune his way past and gather them into a bouquet.
Worst case scenario, he has his Goggles and his Vest to protect him.
And almost ran face-first into a whipping, thorny vine.
"Hey!" The courier scrambled back with a yelp and Boreal snorted in dismay as her snacks decided to bite back. Smoke trailed from her nostrils as she took a deep breath but Tal rested his hand on her muzzle to keep her from opening it and took a cautious step toward the flowery tangle.
"Uh. Look. I dunno if you can hear me?" Roses had hips, but he couldn't remember if they had ears. Maybe he was thinking about corn? "But I'm gonna take a bouquet of you guys to Safrin and Vi's shrine after this. So, how about we all go together?" His vest didn't protect his hands, but Tal reached forward anyways with his knife to try and prune the snarl back and collect the flowers so he could make his way past.
Tal tries to sweet-talk the roses by offering to take them to Safrin and Vi's shrine, and attempts to prune his way past and gather them into a bouquet.
Worst case scenario, he has his Goggles and his Vest to protect him.
