Tal snorted but did as the hunter recommended. He'd asked about Sah's singing ability more to keep himself from having to do anything too embarrassing in front of the other man (he'd never admit it, but he was shy about singing for an audience that wasn't his dogs) than because he thought Sah would agree, but when the Outlander began to hum Tal shut up and listened with dark brows rising in surprise.
It wasn't half bad! But since they were being quiet he couldn't say anything about it and bit his lip to keep his comments to himself.
Sure enough, the echo came back and Tal perked up, flashing a return grin to Sah before he quite realized what he was doing. The treeflit was working its way closer and the courier tensed like one of his dogs about to spring as it sounded its song just beyond the leaves at the edge of the clearing.
And then it stopped and went silent, and Tal almost bit through his lip in anticipation before the little jewel-toned lizard fluttered down from a tree with a beetle in its mouth. He waited until it landed and was setting the beetle beside the luck piece before he made his move. He pounced with coiled excitement to bring the net down over the little creature which immediately panicked and tried to fly up - but only got caught in the net and fluttered helplessly. Tal started to reach for it and then draw his hand back, afraid of damaging its small wings while it thrashed and wriggled so strenuously. "Uh... don't suppose you know how to hold one, too?" he called back to Sah.
It wasn't half bad! But since they were being quiet he couldn't say anything about it and bit his lip to keep his comments to himself.
Sure enough, the echo came back and Tal perked up, flashing a return grin to Sah before he quite realized what he was doing. The treeflit was working its way closer and the courier tensed like one of his dogs about to spring as it sounded its song just beyond the leaves at the edge of the clearing.
And then it stopped and went silent, and Tal almost bit through his lip in anticipation before the little jewel-toned lizard fluttered down from a tree with a beetle in its mouth. He waited until it landed and was setting the beetle beside the luck piece before he made his move. He pounced with coiled excitement to bring the net down over the little creature which immediately panicked and tried to fly up - but only got caught in the net and fluttered helplessly. Tal started to reach for it and then draw his hand back, afraid of damaging its small wings while it thrashed and wriggled so strenuously. "Uh... don't suppose you know how to hold one, too?" he called back to Sah.
