Hotaru saw the guard before Tal did, but as soon as she drew his attention he lost some of his sparkle and gulped. It was easy to make devil-may-care boasts when Authority wasn't actually around, but now that the jig was up he felt a brief moment of panic at getting 'caught.'
But Ru was heading right for the man, and Tal wasn't about to let her get in trouble alone. He let himself get pulled along, though with somewhat less enthusiasm than he'd showed earlier, when she'd been pulling him into the crowd of soon-to-be dancers.
He really should have known better, however. Just because she'd never used her compulsions on him didn't mean she would hesitate to use it on someone else! And sure, he felt a little bad for the guard; he'd grown up with a Deepfrost Shield for a father, after all. But they really weren't hurting anything, and last he'd heard bringing merriment to a somber place wasn't a crime!
The courier opened his mouth, wanting to add something helpful to the interaction, but with a wave of one regal hand Hotaru put a pause to his investigations and then was tugging him away once more. Tal's jaw snapped shut into a rueful grin as he caught up with her, much happier to be heading away from the source of potential trouble!
He threw himself into the chair across from her, grinning broadly at her wink. "So those're your new Frey powers? Makin' people dance?" Not that he was complaining! He'd needed the break from his worries and stress as much as anyone in Stormbreak had!
But Ru was heading right for the man, and Tal wasn't about to let her get in trouble alone. He let himself get pulled along, though with somewhat less enthusiasm than he'd showed earlier, when she'd been pulling him into the crowd of soon-to-be dancers.
He really should have known better, however. Just because she'd never used her compulsions on him didn't mean she would hesitate to use it on someone else! And sure, he felt a little bad for the guard; he'd grown up with a Deepfrost Shield for a father, after all. But they really weren't hurting anything, and last he'd heard bringing merriment to a somber place wasn't a crime!
The courier opened his mouth, wanting to add something helpful to the interaction, but with a wave of one regal hand Hotaru put a pause to his investigations and then was tugging him away once more. Tal's jaw snapped shut into a rueful grin as he caught up with her, much happier to be heading away from the source of potential trouble!
He threw himself into the chair across from her, grinning broadly at her wink. "So those're your new Frey powers? Makin' people dance?" Not that he was complaining! He'd needed the break from his worries and stress as much as anyone in Stormbreak had!
