Given how hard the Grounders had worked to painstakingly open routes between the regions only in the last six or seven years, Tal had a hard time taking her claim of 'traveling around' in her youth seriously unless she was even younger than she looked. Which, since he hadn't asked her age, was actually entirely possible. ...Oh.
His nose wrinkled at her neutral answer but the scowl didn't return in force. He gave a short, sharp nod in return and then stood there feeling even more awkward than usual until she rose as well. When she indicated the mugs he did hesitate, chewing over his answer before giving a shake of his shaggy head. "Nah, thanks," he said gruffly. "My sisters'll be wonderin' what's keepin' me. So I'd best be goin'. Um. Thanks again for helpin' with my arm," he added lamely. "An'... well, for figurin' out that it wasn't just a dream."
Another nod as he reviewed his words to make sure he'd said all the things polite people were supposed to say, and then he cleared his throat and made a hurried escape towards his boots and the door. He didn't breathe easy until he was five minutes down the street, wondering what had just happened to him this time.
~Fin~
His nose wrinkled at her neutral answer but the scowl didn't return in force. He gave a short, sharp nod in return and then stood there feeling even more awkward than usual until she rose as well. When she indicated the mugs he did hesitate, chewing over his answer before giving a shake of his shaggy head. "Nah, thanks," he said gruffly. "My sisters'll be wonderin' what's keepin' me. So I'd best be goin'. Um. Thanks again for helpin' with my arm," he added lamely. "An'... well, for figurin' out that it wasn't just a dream."
Another nod as he reviewed his words to make sure he'd said all the things polite people were supposed to say, and then he cleared his throat and made a hurried escape towards his boots and the door. He didn't breathe easy until he was five minutes down the street, wondering what had just happened to him this time.
~Fin~
