The courier hopped up to follow Deimos, cactus still carried with him as if he was reluctant to set it down. But Boreal stayed where she was, still as a statue carved from glacial ice. Tal tilted his head at her curiously then shrugged and followed after his friend.
And as soon as the humans had gone, the greenhouse's top predator struck. The fat ningo scampered out from beneath the bushes and began to gleefully scratch up the freshly planted seeds, unheeding the motionless icy lump a short distance away on the cobbled path.
Which was when it realized - too late - that it wasn't the top of the foodchain in the greenhouse anymore. Very briefly. Before it ceased to think about anything at all ever again.
Meanwhile, back with the humans...
"You mean... you waited under the water?" Tal asked, pale eyes wide with admiration. "How long did y'have to hold your breath for that?" For someone who didn't know how to swim the feat seemed far more impressive than it might have to a Torcher.
And as soon as the humans had gone, the greenhouse's top predator struck. The fat ningo scampered out from beneath the bushes and began to gleefully scratch up the freshly planted seeds, unheeding the motionless icy lump a short distance away on the cobbled path.
Which was when it realized - too late - that it wasn't the top of the foodchain in the greenhouse anymore. Very briefly. Before it ceased to think about anything at all ever again.
Meanwhile, back with the humans...
"You mean... you waited under the water?" Tal asked, pale eyes wide with admiration. "How long did y'have to hold your breath for that?" For someone who didn't know how to swim the feat seemed far more impressive than it might have to a Torcher.
