[se] Everything must have a beginning

Tal might not have been scowling at anyone as he thought, but it was certainly true that his dark expression was off-putting to several of those who would have been hesitant to approach without Sunjata's reassuring smile to mitigate it. The courier was oblivious to the effect he was having on the residents of the Exchange, though his frown did lighten when he noticed that people were already making use of their scavenged materials.

He nodded slowly as the Flood explained the Refuge's effects and Boreal planted herself beside him, sitting on the soft grass and leaning heavily into his hip, forcing the courier to shift his balance to support her weight even as he took strength from it.

He really didn't like the thought of a bunch of people able to beat up Remi wandering around, blending in with everyone else. But at the moment there was neither defense from this Dahlia and any others like her, nor any way to recognize them while traveling around Caido. A shiver ran all the way from Tal's tailbone to the tips of his hair and he rubbed at his arms nervously. If anything happened to Sunjata, Ru would be heartbroken, and the courier couldn't bear to see her in that state again. "What's Ru said about th'plan?" If anyone could talk the Flood into not doing something so dangerous on his own, it was the Valkyrie!