Sohalia
Soh stuck out her tongue as Tal scolded her for spoiling Boreal, as if he didn't do plenty of that himself. Besides, it was practically tradition by now. Without a companion of her own yet, she was more than happy to dote on her friend's.
"Maybe a little," she conceded at his bark of laughter, hiding a smile behind a gloved hand. She could tell he was excited by whatever he had up his sleeve (pun intended), but it still surprised her when he revealed the cuff around his wrist. It was made of fur-lined stone and metal, and she'd never seen him without it. When he handed it to her, she hesitated. "Are you - are you sure?" she asked nervously. This was one of Tal's prized possessions; what if she broke it? What if she lost it? (She wasn't going to do either of those things, but it was a natural fear to have.)
She looked at him with a mockingly wounded expression at the idea that she wouldn't give it back. He knew better, of course, or he wouldn't be offering it to her, but it still went without saying that she would return it before she left. She studied the cuff in her hands, swallowing her nerves as she rolled up the sleeve of her own parka and slid the cuff gingerly onto her wrist. She was immediately warmer, and her brows raised with admiration. "That's some magic!" she exclaimed, her voice impressed.
"Maybe a little," she conceded at his bark of laughter, hiding a smile behind a gloved hand. She could tell he was excited by whatever he had up his sleeve (pun intended), but it still surprised her when he revealed the cuff around his wrist. It was made of fur-lined stone and metal, and she'd never seen him without it. When he handed it to her, she hesitated. "Are you - are you sure?" she asked nervously. This was one of Tal's prized possessions; what if she broke it? What if she lost it? (She wasn't going to do either of those things, but it was a natural fear to have.)
She looked at him with a mockingly wounded expression at the idea that she wouldn't give it back. He knew better, of course, or he wouldn't be offering it to her, but it still went without saying that she would return it before she left. She studied the cuff in her hands, swallowing her nerves as she rolled up the sleeve of her own parka and slid the cuff gingerly onto her wrist. She was immediately warmer, and her brows raised with admiration. "That's some magic!" she exclaimed, her voice impressed.
