A lucky well-aimed strike knocked a second chunk of stone loose that was the same size as the first, and Tal scooped it up to examine it with his Goggles. Not bad... he could do something with these, for sure.
"Hmm? Nah, when I was growin' up I was a real scrawny brat," he admitted easily now that he had finally put enough muscle on to stop feeling so self-conscious about it. "Too small t'be a Shield trainee. An' followin' other people's orders, well... it's never been my strong suit." He grinned over at Ronin unrepentantly as Boreal huffed amused confirmation of his sentiment, even if she didn't understand the words. "An' Anju? Yeah, she's... well, she's a friend o'mine. I saved her life in th'desert a couple years back, an' our dragons get along," he added with an affectionate scratch to Boreal's horns before he started packing up his own tools, seeing that Ronin was done.
He gave a fervent nod to Ronin's muttering and started back the way they'd come. "From your lips to the gods' ears," he murmured. "Now let's get outta here. These tunnels always give me the heebie jeebies!"
~Fin~
"Hmm? Nah, when I was growin' up I was a real scrawny brat," he admitted easily now that he had finally put enough muscle on to stop feeling so self-conscious about it. "Too small t'be a Shield trainee. An' followin' other people's orders, well... it's never been my strong suit." He grinned over at Ronin unrepentantly as Boreal huffed amused confirmation of his sentiment, even if she didn't understand the words. "An' Anju? Yeah, she's... well, she's a friend o'mine. I saved her life in th'desert a couple years back, an' our dragons get along," he added with an affectionate scratch to Boreal's horns before he started packing up his own tools, seeing that Ronin was done.
He gave a fervent nod to Ronin's muttering and started back the way they'd come. "From your lips to the gods' ears," he murmured. "Now let's get outta here. These tunnels always give me the heebie jeebies!"
~Fin~
