Boreal might not have understood the exact words, but she certainly got the intent behind Soh's correction and she gave a smoky snort of I told you so to her human as she received the last of the greeting scratches.
Tal just rolled his eyes and huffed. "You're spoilin' her," he warned his friend... as if he didn't do plenty of that himself.
He listened as he led the way, nodding along at Soh's excitement with a small, crooked grin as he was reminded of his own first long airship trip. Sah had been with him for that adventure and things had certainly come a long way since. "Glad y'finally made it," was all he said, a little gruffly to hide the pleasure he felt at being able to show off his home to one of his close friends.
And it was because of that closeness that he turned at the bottom of the stairwell and took in her cocked head with a bark of sudden laughter. "Ha! So I can surprise you," he exclaimed, wickedly gleeful as he pushed back the sleeve of his summer-weight parka to reveal a cuff around his wrist of stone and metal, lined with fur. It was one Soh would undoubtedly recognize; he almost never took it off.
But he did now, unclasping it carefully and handing it over to the young woman with nervous pride. "It's magic. From Frey," he revealed. "It'll keep the cold from gettin' t'you while you're in Halo. Just so long as y'give it back before y'leave," he added, grin going lopsided.
Frostbite Cuff | Light | Defensive A fur-lined cuff which protects the user from sub-zero temperatures. Does not affect the environment or any environmental issues associated with the cold (e.g. deep snow, icy ground)
Tal just rolled his eyes and huffed. "You're spoilin' her," he warned his friend... as if he didn't do plenty of that himself.
He listened as he led the way, nodding along at Soh's excitement with a small, crooked grin as he was reminded of his own first long airship trip. Sah had been with him for that adventure and things had certainly come a long way since. "Glad y'finally made it," was all he said, a little gruffly to hide the pleasure he felt at being able to show off his home to one of his close friends.
And it was because of that closeness that he turned at the bottom of the stairwell and took in her cocked head with a bark of sudden laughter. "Ha! So I can surprise you," he exclaimed, wickedly gleeful as he pushed back the sleeve of his summer-weight parka to reveal a cuff around his wrist of stone and metal, lined with fur. It was one Soh would undoubtedly recognize; he almost never took it off.
But he did now, unclasping it carefully and handing it over to the young woman with nervous pride. "It's magic. From Frey," he revealed. "It'll keep the cold from gettin' t'you while you're in Halo. Just so long as y'give it back before y'leave," he added, grin going lopsided.
Frostbite Cuff | Light | Defensive A fur-lined cuff which protects the user from sub-zero temperatures. Does not affect the environment or any environmental issues associated with the cold (e.g. deep snow, icy ground)
