Tal wrinkled his nose at Noah's chuckle, giving his friend a dubious look until he saw the laughter in the Sentinel's blue eyes. Then the courier cracked a small grin and relaxed a little. "They sure do." But he kept his voice low enough to not to attract further colorful commentary from some of those scantily-clad individuals nearby.
He relaxed further as Noah accepted his lack of skill in dealing with children without judgment, not bothering to hide his relief before Boreal promptly gave him something else to worry about. He managed to wrangle her safely back between them as Noah gave his blessing and Tal practically beamed with excitement. The question, when it came, was to a young man with big dreams and big plans and a rare bout of optimism that made him carelessly offer: "Sure! Ask me anythin'!" as Boreal rumbled happily at the attention, momentarily distracted from the excitingly shady smells from their surroundings.
He relaxed further as Noah accepted his lack of skill in dealing with children without judgment, not bothering to hide his relief before Boreal promptly gave him something else to worry about. He managed to wrangle her safely back between them as Noah gave his blessing and Tal practically beamed with excitement. The question, when it came, was to a young man with big dreams and big plans and a rare bout of optimism that made him carelessly offer: "Sure! Ask me anythin'!" as Boreal rumbled happily at the attention, momentarily distracted from the excitingly shady smells from their surroundings.
