He still wasn't comfortable in these large meetings, and Tal shifted restlessly from foot to foot as sweet words and reasonable doubts and all manner of genteel political maneuvering danced through the air. He gravitated towards Alys and Hotaru eventually, nose wrinkling as he scowled thoughtfully down at his feet, mostly content to listen and add his presence to the Valkyrie's opinion.
But if they were going to ask Safrin for one favor anyways...
"Stars!" he blurted out, then ducked his head, scowling harder as an embarrassed flush crawled up the back of his neck. "I mean... Could Safrin make it so th'stars'd be visible even when it's cloudy or snowin'? Like... I dunno... havin' th'constellations shinin' off the bottom o'the clouds, so travelers can still take their bearin's, even in stormy or snowy weather?"
Which wasn't the topic everyone else was talking about just then, but hail, who had the short-lived balls to tell Safrin 'nah, we'll pass' when the goddess had expressed a specific interest in helping out?
But if they were going to ask Safrin for one favor anyways...
"Stars!" he blurted out, then ducked his head, scowling harder as an embarrassed flush crawled up the back of his neck. "I mean... Could Safrin make it so th'stars'd be visible even when it's cloudy or snowin'? Like... I dunno... havin' th'constellations shinin' off the bottom o'the clouds, so travelers can still take their bearin's, even in stormy or snowy weather?"
Which wasn't the topic everyone else was talking about just then, but hail, who had the short-lived balls to tell Safrin 'nah, we'll pass' when the goddess had expressed a specific interest in helping out?
