Oh, you say you have to fall apart to really be someone
The offer to catch a ride with Tal caught her off guard. While she might have declined initially, the abrupt shortening of her travel from weeks to mere days was too good to pass up on and Maea quite happily threw her plans to the wind. "That's more than tempting," she replied, not even trying to hide her rising enthusiasm.
Rummaging through her pockets, she considered the contents of her pack, the recent hunt that left her with more meat than she was going to eat on such a shortened trip, and felt her fingers snag on the smoothness of the black compass in a pocket. The chakram was out of the question, of course; it was the only weapon she had.
"I can trade... nearly two week's rations in dried meat," she offered, "and this." Withdrawing the compass, she held it out for Tal to inspect. "It always points to the Hollowed Grounds. Never got any use out of it, but for a Messenger... It might come in handy." While she had carried it for a long time, Maea felt no real attachment to the item and would happily part with it.
Rummaging through her pockets, she considered the contents of her pack, the recent hunt that left her with more meat than she was going to eat on such a shortened trip, and felt her fingers snag on the smoothness of the black compass in a pocket. The chakram was out of the question, of course; it was the only weapon she had.
"I can trade... nearly two week's rations in dried meat," she offered, "and this." Withdrawing the compass, she held it out for Tal to inspect. "It always points to the Hollowed Grounds. Never got any use out of it, but for a Messenger... It might come in handy." While she had carried it for a long time, Maea felt no real attachment to the item and would happily part with it.
