The past season had been... well. Maybe 'nice' wasn't quite the right word. Not just because it wasn't really adequate to express how good it felt to fall into a routine with Alys and let someone become such an integral part of his life, but because there had been nightmares and trauma after their stint in Hak Etme. But aside from that, it had still been good. And now Longheat was going to be even better, with not just a friend but a partner at his side.
The blueprint took shape beneath Alys's deft and talented fingers and Tal pointed out a few additions of his own to the living space before they flipped back to the first page and he considered it thoughtfully. "I can make shelves in my sleep," he assured her with a wry grin. After all the shelving that had gone in for the courier stations, he was almost as good at that as he was at sleds by now! "But it isn't like th'back needs t'be separated. Just th'front..." And maybe she wasn't quite ready to try and sell her art yet, but Tal knew it was more than good enough to interest customers. He nodded approval of what to put on the walls, and then tapped his finger on the storage area. "So, have th'stairs t'the livin' space back here, so no one can wander up from th'front? Least in King's End there'll be plenty o' yard for th'companions." His tone was a bit wry, but not displeased at having more space than he'd had in Snowcloak.
"Hmm. Big question is, d'we build in th'Refuge? More people're there, an' it's technically safer, but I think... I dunno. How d'you feel about th'anti-magic field in it?" Tal's wrinkled nose was enough of a tell that he wasn't entirely keen on it, but he was willing to build where Alys felt safest and most comfortable.
The blueprint took shape beneath Alys's deft and talented fingers and Tal pointed out a few additions of his own to the living space before they flipped back to the first page and he considered it thoughtfully. "I can make shelves in my sleep," he assured her with a wry grin. After all the shelving that had gone in for the courier stations, he was almost as good at that as he was at sleds by now! "But it isn't like th'back needs t'be separated. Just th'front..." And maybe she wasn't quite ready to try and sell her art yet, but Tal knew it was more than good enough to interest customers. He nodded approval of what to put on the walls, and then tapped his finger on the storage area. "So, have th'stairs t'the livin' space back here, so no one can wander up from th'front? Least in King's End there'll be plenty o' yard for th'companions." His tone was a bit wry, but not displeased at having more space than he'd had in Snowcloak.
"Hmm. Big question is, d'we build in th'Refuge? More people're there, an' it's technically safer, but I think... I dunno. How d'you feel about th'anti-magic field in it?" Tal's wrinkled nose was enough of a tell that he wasn't entirely keen on it, but he was willing to build where Alys felt safest and most comfortable.
