Tal leaned back, hands resting against the warm, steam-slick stones as he tilted his head up to try and see through the mists to the cavern's ceiling above. It wasn't possible, but maybe that weird house he'd seen earlier had just been a trick of the Breath, playing on the fears the Gore Crows had sent through him earlier.
"Wait - the Lullaby? Fuck, you really have met everyone." Tal shook his head ruefully, torn between annoyance and envy at the girl who seemed to have everything. Friendships with gods, favors from demigods, magic weapons, and successful revenge... some people just had it all.
He lingered a little longer, letting the steamy silence lull him while the companions played their little game. Eventually, however, he realized the time was getting away from him and it was still a long ways back to the edge of the Climb. "Look uh... thanks. For settin' my map straight an' bringing me here an'... stuff." He scowled uncomfortably as he used his shirt to dry his feet and pull his socks and boots back on. "If y'ever need anythin' delivered to someone, just let me know." Which seemed a stupid offer to make when she seemed perfectly capable of delivering things herself, but Tal just scowled harder at not having anything else to offer by way of gratitude. "See you around, Mel."
"Wait - the Lullaby? Fuck, you really have met everyone." Tal shook his head ruefully, torn between annoyance and envy at the girl who seemed to have everything. Friendships with gods, favors from demigods, magic weapons, and successful revenge... some people just had it all.
He lingered a little longer, letting the steamy silence lull him while the companions played their little game. Eventually, however, he realized the time was getting away from him and it was still a long ways back to the edge of the Climb. "Look uh... thanks. For settin' my map straight an' bringing me here an'... stuff." He scowled uncomfortably as he used his shirt to dry his feet and pull his socks and boots back on. "If y'ever need anythin' delivered to someone, just let me know." Which seemed a stupid offer to make when she seemed perfectly capable of delivering things herself, but Tal just scowled harder at not having anything else to offer by way of gratitude. "See you around, Mel."
