A courier always completed his delivery. Through snow, or sleet, or dark of night. Through rain, or wind, or burning sands.
Or through stubborn pride and a sense of great foreboding that this was going to make his personal life even more complicated if there were any misunderstandings.
But Tal was nothing if not professional in carrying out his duties. He was a Seawright, and his cargo would get to its recipient in spite of no few of these things as he braved the cold Halo Flowerbirth to reach the Fangs and pass through the portal to Torchline. He didn't like using the unnatural things, but time was of the essence as he hurried to the Court of Stars.
He took his pack off on the stairs and gingerly withdrew a box - taller than it was wide, white, and carefully insulated within his pack during the first half of its journey. Carrying it carefully he entered the shining Court and searched out the Queen's office, sweating in his Halovian furs. Once he found it he cleared his throat awkwardly outside the door.
"Um, Queen Maeve? Delivery for you," he called, rapping at the lintel smartly.
Maeve
Or through stubborn pride and a sense of great foreboding that this was going to make his personal life even more complicated if there were any misunderstandings.
But Tal was nothing if not professional in carrying out his duties. He was a Seawright, and his cargo would get to its recipient in spite of no few of these things as he braved the cold Halo Flowerbirth to reach the Fangs and pass through the portal to Torchline. He didn't like using the unnatural things, but time was of the essence as he hurried to the Court of Stars.
He took his pack off on the stairs and gingerly withdrew a box - taller than it was wide, white, and carefully insulated within his pack during the first half of its journey. Carrying it carefully he entered the shining Court and searched out the Queen's office, sweating in his Halovian furs. Once he found it he cleared his throat awkwardly outside the door.
"Um, Queen Maeve? Delivery for you," he called, rapping at the lintel smartly.
