Boreal was downwind of the lounging pair and wasn't able to warn her companion in time. Tal did indeed jump at the sudden human voice cutting through the jungle sounds, but the very first words - as much as the voice itself - was as reassuring as it was fondly annoying.
Lifting his chin and smoothing his shirt down as if he hadn't just lost his composure, Tal looked around until he spotted Sah and rolled his eyes even as Boreal made a wing-assisted leap-and-glide over the streams to touch noses with her friend Lilly. "Workin' for a living, still, Jester," he called back, making his way over. "Got another commission. Don't s'pose you've seen any treeflits in the area? I need a live one for the customer."
Lifting his chin and smoothing his shirt down as if he hadn't just lost his composure, Tal looked around until he spotted Sah and rolled his eyes even as Boreal made a wing-assisted leap-and-glide over the streams to touch noses with her friend Lilly. "Workin' for a living, still, Jester," he called back, making his way over. "Got another commission. Don't s'pose you've seen any treeflits in the area? I need a live one for the customer."
