Tal was, unfortunately, neither the most perspicacious or particularly socially adept, and so Noah's small smile fooled him completely. The courier felt the tips of his ears warm at the expression, pleased to be met with that instead of... well, any of the alternatives, really. It drew a startled flash of a grin from the courier even as Boreal rumbled a happy greeting and shouldered her human aside so she could plop her scaly rear down in front of the Sentinel for head scritches.
Her human huffed fond annoyance at her but stepped a little closer so he could hear Noah's quiet voice, and pale eyes went round with surprise. "Nooo... I, uh, I hadn't," he admitted slowly, reaching up to rub the back of his neck in embarrassment. He knew Noah and his family had moved to the Grounds, of course, but not why. Was this something he should have heard about? Was he a bad friend for not knowing? An assignment from Vi himself sounded like a pretty great honor! "Sorry," he added sheepishly, glancing down at his feet. "I've been so busy travelin' around with the deliverin' business I've, well... kinda missed a lot at home." He cleared his throat, risking a quick look up again and resolving to try and make amends. "So, uh, how've y'been? An' Delia an' the twins?"
Her human huffed fond annoyance at her but stepped a little closer so he could hear Noah's quiet voice, and pale eyes went round with surprise. "Nooo... I, uh, I hadn't," he admitted slowly, reaching up to rub the back of his neck in embarrassment. He knew Noah and his family had moved to the Grounds, of course, but not why. Was this something he should have heard about? Was he a bad friend for not knowing? An assignment from Vi himself sounded like a pretty great honor! "Sorry," he added sheepishly, glancing down at his feet. "I've been so busy travelin' around with the deliverin' business I've, well... kinda missed a lot at home." He cleared his throat, risking a quick look up again and resolving to try and make amends. "So, uh, how've y'been? An' Delia an' the twins?"
