Boreal was looking for a game of tug-o-war, which she made clear by pausing to wiggle the rope in front of Sascha's snapping teeth until the little bear could snatch it--
And then started to happily drag her fellow companion along for a 'walk' with occasional pauses to crouch and gently shake the rope, with a soft and playful rumble of a growl.
For his part, Tal glanced back at the companions occasionally to give a lopsided grin at their antics, but he was happy to just enjoy the shady coolness beneath the trees and occasionally squeeze Alys's hand just for the sheer novel pleasure of holding it without worrying about what anyone else might think of him, or about them as a couple. The rattling bag of pebbles immediately drew his attention and his nose wrinkled up in thought at her question. "Hmmm... I mean, crystals are awfully nice..." he began, trying to keep the scowl on his face but failing somewhat miserably as it kept twitching towards a grin. "But pebbles've got more color to 'em, yeah?" He gave up the fight against the grin, letting it spread and light up his face as the well house itself came into view. "Guess we'll each have t'choose our favorite an' toss it in t'see who has th'best dreams tonight!"
Though as he led the way into the well house he couldn't help but peek over the side of the well itself, sliding his Goggles up from his neck and over his eyes with his free hand to try and peer down the shaft. From the perplexed look on his face as he lowered them again, they hadn't done much good.
Reaching out to twine his fingers with Alys's, they each selected one of the shiny stones she'd brought: a crystal for the Seer and a pebble for the courier - and tossed them in together. They waited for the splashes, but the sounds never came, so Tal declared that their offering had been accepted and they were guaranteed good dreams that night! And after a picnic in the pretty glade and a day spent reminding themselves of the beauty and life of the world around them, he turned out to be absolutely right.
~Fin~
And then started to happily drag her fellow companion along for a 'walk' with occasional pauses to crouch and gently shake the rope, with a soft and playful rumble of a growl.
For his part, Tal glanced back at the companions occasionally to give a lopsided grin at their antics, but he was happy to just enjoy the shady coolness beneath the trees and occasionally squeeze Alys's hand just for the sheer novel pleasure of holding it without worrying about what anyone else might think of him, or about them as a couple. The rattling bag of pebbles immediately drew his attention and his nose wrinkled up in thought at her question. "Hmmm... I mean, crystals are awfully nice..." he began, trying to keep the scowl on his face but failing somewhat miserably as it kept twitching towards a grin. "But pebbles've got more color to 'em, yeah?" He gave up the fight against the grin, letting it spread and light up his face as the well house itself came into view. "Guess we'll each have t'choose our favorite an' toss it in t'see who has th'best dreams tonight!"
Though as he led the way into the well house he couldn't help but peek over the side of the well itself, sliding his Goggles up from his neck and over his eyes with his free hand to try and peer down the shaft. From the perplexed look on his face as he lowered them again, they hadn't done much good.
Reaching out to twine his fingers with Alys's, they each selected one of the shiny stones she'd brought: a crystal for the Seer and a pebble for the courier - and tossed them in together. They waited for the splashes, but the sounds never came, so Tal declared that their offering had been accepted and they were guaranteed good dreams that night! And after a picnic in the pretty glade and a day spent reminding themselves of the beauty and life of the world around them, he turned out to be absolutely right.
~Fin~
