"Good t'see you, too. Been meanin' t'stop by an' ask-- Well, nevermind. It'll wait." He settled in at her side as Boreal rumbled happily into the scritches. Sohalia knew exactly where to put her efforts, getting the itchy spots on the first try, and the dragon was soon half-curled around her and leaning hard into the attention with her eyes half-closed in bliss until the scritches stopped. She gave a mournful sigh from her mighty lungs and then settled down, catching Soh's mood from her companion.
Tal's tact was still pretty weak, but he cut straight to the heart of the matter, and Sohalia responded in kind. He appreciated that she didn't try to brush his concerns off, and he sat quietly while the gist of her unhappiness poured out.
Though he did blink and do a double-take at the mention of Jude and dating. Yeah. He hadn't known that little fact and he opened his mouth before stopping himself and shutting it with a click of teeth as Soh continued.
And then ah, shit. There was a tear - just one! - but Tal didn't even think before he slung an arm around his friend's shoulders and squeezed lightly, trying not to jostle her too much while she worked. "Okay, well, uh..." He wrinkled his nose, completely at a loss before he cleared his throat and tried again. "I'm... sorry? T'hear that, I mean. Didn't take 'im for the type t'cut an' run without an explanation," he admitted, the familiar scowl starting to tug at the corners of his mouth. "So, uh... how long were you two, y'know... t'gether?"
Tal's tact was still pretty weak, but he cut straight to the heart of the matter, and Sohalia responded in kind. He appreciated that she didn't try to brush his concerns off, and he sat quietly while the gist of her unhappiness poured out.
Though he did blink and do a double-take at the mention of Jude and dating. Yeah. He hadn't known that little fact and he opened his mouth before stopping himself and shutting it with a click of teeth as Soh continued.
And then ah, shit. There was a tear - just one! - but Tal didn't even think before he slung an arm around his friend's shoulders and squeezed lightly, trying not to jostle her too much while she worked. "Okay, well, uh..." He wrinkled his nose, completely at a loss before he cleared his throat and tried again. "I'm... sorry? T'hear that, I mean. Didn't take 'im for the type t'cut an' run without an explanation," he admitted, the familiar scowl starting to tug at the corners of his mouth. "So, uh... how long were you two, y'know... t'gether?"
