Aw, hail. That bright smile was worth any nervousness he felt at handing over a god-given item and Tal rubbed awkwardly at the back of his neck, ducking his head against the inevitable heat in his ears and hurriedly offering her envelope back as a distraction. It seemed to work, and when she mentioned wanting to come back he raised his head to flash a grin at his friend. "'Course I will! Hail, y'taught me how t'swim. Probly saved my life. You can visit whenever y'want!"
Except only after saying all that did he realize she was teasing, and his defensive scowl took over his face as he hurriedly turned away and started leading them out of the Palace and its skyport and into Snowcloak. "Um. Workin', mostly," he admitted a little gruffly to cover his embarrassment. "I've been tryin' t'cut back on what I'm acceptin' these days, 'least until I see how things work out with the new 'prentice. Oh! But I did go this real fuckin' awkward party in Torchline recently. That was, uh... definitely a thing." This time his grimace was a lot more heartfelt but he tried to shake it off and look back at Soh with surreptitious concern. "What about you? How's the mapmakin' goin'?"
Except only after saying all that did he realize she was teasing, and his defensive scowl took over his face as he hurriedly turned away and started leading them out of the Palace and its skyport and into Snowcloak. "Um. Workin', mostly," he admitted a little gruffly to cover his embarrassment. "I've been tryin' t'cut back on what I'm acceptin' these days, 'least until I see how things work out with the new 'prentice. Oh! But I did go this real fuckin' awkward party in Torchline recently. That was, uh... definitely a thing." This time his grimace was a lot more heartfelt but he tried to shake it off and look back at Soh with surreptitious concern. "What about you? How's the mapmakin' goin'?"
