"Sure, an' I can be weirded th'fuck out by them, too," Tal declared confidently. "Not likin' Void stuff doesn't mean I can't not like regular ol' Caido stuff that's fucky." There was at least one double negative in there, but that had never bothered Tal before, and it wasn't going to start now. He reached out to grab a thinner root at shoulder height to balance himself and pulled his Dagger out of its belt sheath.
A glance over at Maea showed her being sneaky, so Tal figured he should keep the bird's attention on him in the meantime. He scowled at the Messenger and waved his weapon, letting it catch a glint of the shadowy light that filtered through the Grotto. 'Hey! Stupid bird! Look over here! An' gimme my ring back!" He raised his voice and tried to shift to another walkway-root away from the one Maea was on, but the root cracked ominously as he settled his weight on it and the courier froze. "Uh... fuckin'... Void vulture..." he continued, though more weakly as he surreptitiously tried to shift to a safer foothold.
A glance over at Maea showed her being sneaky, so Tal figured he should keep the bird's attention on him in the meantime. He scowled at the Messenger and waved his weapon, letting it catch a glint of the shadowy light that filtered through the Grotto. 'Hey! Stupid bird! Look over here! An' gimme my ring back!" He raised his voice and tried to shift to another walkway-root away from the one Maea was on, but the root cracked ominously as he settled his weight on it and the courier froze. "Uh... fuckin'... Void vulture..." he continued, though more weakly as he surreptitiously tried to shift to a safer foothold.
