"She's fine!" Tal hurried to assure the hunter, gaze snapping up to meet Sah's even though the other man's voice remained calm. They'd known each other too long for him to miss the tension in it, and their shared friendships made for shared worries in these unsettled times. "Just finishin' things up afore she moves t'King's End."
He drew in a deep breath, holding it until his chest hurt before he exhaled, closing his eyes before he met his friend's gaze again. "An' I've decided t'go with her. Leastways for now. What with one thing an' another... well. It's more'n one reason, but... yeah. I figured y'deserved t'know straight from me, at least." He set his shot glass down on the table, trying to ignore the faint tremble that sent ripples across the whiskey's surface. "So, uh. I know better'n t'ask if y'want t'come with us," he offered, trying to turn it into a joke, weak and anxious. "But I guess th'offer stands anyways."
He drew in a deep breath, holding it until his chest hurt before he exhaled, closing his eyes before he met his friend's gaze again. "An' I've decided t'go with her. Leastways for now. What with one thing an' another... well. It's more'n one reason, but... yeah. I figured y'deserved t'know straight from me, at least." He set his shot glass down on the table, trying to ignore the faint tremble that sent ripples across the whiskey's surface. "So, uh. I know better'n t'ask if y'want t'come with us," he offered, trying to turn it into a joke, weak and anxious. "But I guess th'offer stands anyways."
