No injuries, no, but Tal's steps were slower than usual as he slipped in the door and shed his boots and coat on the hook. He took his seat without quip or resistance, nodding to Sah as he handed over the whiskey and the drinks were poured. Lifting his between two fingers and a thumb he peered into the amber depths as if they held the right words to break the ice.
But, hail, the alcohol never had before, and it didn't seem like it was going to start today.
Boreal watched him with bright, pale eyes until Lilly distracted him, and then the dragon ambled over to plop down next to Sah, leaning against his hip with a quiet, reassuring rumble. The white wolf's presence, so like his sled dogs but wiser than even Bella's cleverness, drew a hiccup of wry laughter from Tal as he looked down at her and then stroked her head fondly, letting his fingers find the itchy spots behind her ears and at the back of her head.
"Have, uh. Have y'seen Ru lately?" he asked first, trying to figure out how much of the tale was his, and how much belonged to another.
His whiskey remained untouched.
But, hail, the alcohol never had before, and it didn't seem like it was going to start today.
Boreal watched him with bright, pale eyes until Lilly distracted him, and then the dragon ambled over to plop down next to Sah, leaning against his hip with a quiet, reassuring rumble. The white wolf's presence, so like his sled dogs but wiser than even Bella's cleverness, drew a hiccup of wry laughter from Tal as he looked down at her and then stroked her head fondly, letting his fingers find the itchy spots behind her ears and at the back of her head.
"Have, uh. Have y'seen Ru lately?" he asked first, trying to figure out how much of the tale was his, and how much belonged to another.
His whiskey remained untouched.
