Tal nodded easy agreement, lips quirking up wryly. "It's a lot wetter'n it used t'be, that's for sure. I used t'be able to walk all th'way from Halo t'Stormbreak without gettin' my feet wet!" Well, that was a slight exaggeration; the Oerwoud and Feverlands had always been pretty damp, but at least you hadn't needed a boat to cross them. Now Halo was an island, and with the portals inactive it was either sea-ships or skyships to get there.
If anything happened to the magic that powered the skyships, Tal figured they were all fucked.
But it wasn't something he was going to dwell on when it was such a beautiful Longheat day with such nice company. He pretended to pout and kicked a rock down the road. "That's hardly long enough t'see Snowcloak, nevermind the rest o' Halo!" he protested - but not very strenuously. "You-- Boreal, get back here!" The kicked stone had skittered and bounced ahead over the packed snow of the road at an angle before diving off into a snowbank where it startled a dozing ningo. The bird squawked and fluttered up, making a bumbling bid for what it thought was safety in the sky, but Boreal was already pouncing forward and spreading her wings to chase the round, white mouthful. Tal sighed and didn't even try to chase after her as he looked ruefully over to Soh. "Anyways, I guess I can forgive you if it means you'll be back again soon," he informed her loftily around his grin.
If anything happened to the magic that powered the skyships, Tal figured they were all fucked.
But it wasn't something he was going to dwell on when it was such a beautiful Longheat day with such nice company. He pretended to pout and kicked a rock down the road. "That's hardly long enough t'see Snowcloak, nevermind the rest o' Halo!" he protested - but not very strenuously. "You-- Boreal, get back here!" The kicked stone had skittered and bounced ahead over the packed snow of the road at an angle before diving off into a snowbank where it startled a dozing ningo. The bird squawked and fluttered up, making a bumbling bid for what it thought was safety in the sky, but Boreal was already pouncing forward and spreading her wings to chase the round, white mouthful. Tal sighed and didn't even try to chase after her as he looked ruefully over to Soh. "Anyways, I guess I can forgive you if it means you'll be back again soon," he informed her loftily around his grin.
