Boreal was more than happy to tempt Sascha up the stairs, using her twitching tail-tip as bait. Once up into the living quarters she coaxed the little cub towards an open space on the floor where they could roll around away from both humans and hearthsparks that might catch on fur.
Tal set the bag on the little table, beginning to fuss with glasses and plates as Alys asked for details that he didn't have a lot of. Not nearly as many as he'd like, and the impatience of it chafed under his skin anew. But they were caught in the dark until LongNight had passed, and there wasn't much he could do to speed it up. 'Lights," he revealed, scowl threatening to ruin his welcoming grin. "In the sky. Two of 'em, like shootin' stars, headin' east. During LongNight," he added ominously for emphasis.
He headed to the stove to grab the (only slightly burnt) bread from the cooling rack and brought it back to the table with the butter crock. "Sah an' I are goin' t'check 'em out soon as th' sun's back," he added, his scowl giving up and resigning itself to a thoughtful frown. "Whatever they were..."
Tal set the bag on the little table, beginning to fuss with glasses and plates as Alys asked for details that he didn't have a lot of. Not nearly as many as he'd like, and the impatience of it chafed under his skin anew. But they were caught in the dark until LongNight had passed, and there wasn't much he could do to speed it up. 'Lights," he revealed, scowl threatening to ruin his welcoming grin. "In the sky. Two of 'em, like shootin' stars, headin' east. During LongNight," he added ominously for emphasis.
He headed to the stove to grab the (only slightly burnt) bread from the cooling rack and brought it back to the table with the butter crock. "Sah an' I are goin' t'check 'em out soon as th' sun's back," he added, his scowl giving up and resigning itself to a thoughtful frown. "Whatever they were..."
