He shot her a look of pure gratitude when she accepted his worries without belittling them and instead offered her help. He wasn't sure exactly how yet, but he knew the time would come, and when it did he could rely on her.
Boreal realized her tiny playmate had toddled off and pushed herself to her feet, giving an indulgent shake to settle her scales. She followed Sascha to the table and looked from the bear as she was picked up to Tal. There was an unsettlingly cunning calculation in her eyes as she gazed at him and the courier raised both hands defensively. "Oh no, you don't! You're way too big for that anymore!" The dragon huffed her disbelief but turned her attention to the table instead and the gently steaming bread upon it.
"Aw, you're just sayin' that," the courier mumbled, clearly pleased at Alys's reassurance as he reached the knife to slice them both a couple of fresh slabs. Meat and cheese had been added to the table and open faced sandwiches were the dinner of choice tonight. Nothing fancy, but everything was fresh, and Tal popped the cork on one of the bottles Alys had brought in order to pour for them both. "So, how's your studies at th'Academy comin' along?" he asked, trying to keep the conversation lighter. "An' have y'been gettin' outside o'Halo much?"
Boreal realized her tiny playmate had toddled off and pushed herself to her feet, giving an indulgent shake to settle her scales. She followed Sascha to the table and looked from the bear as she was picked up to Tal. There was an unsettlingly cunning calculation in her eyes as she gazed at him and the courier raised both hands defensively. "Oh no, you don't! You're way too big for that anymore!" The dragon huffed her disbelief but turned her attention to the table instead and the gently steaming bread upon it.
"Aw, you're just sayin' that," the courier mumbled, clearly pleased at Alys's reassurance as he reached the knife to slice them both a couple of fresh slabs. Meat and cheese had been added to the table and open faced sandwiches were the dinner of choice tonight. Nothing fancy, but everything was fresh, and Tal popped the cork on one of the bottles Alys had brought in order to pour for them both. "So, how's your studies at th'Academy comin' along?" he asked, trying to keep the conversation lighter. "An' have y'been gettin' outside o'Halo much?"
