There was a difference between 'allowing' and 'enjoying,' and when Diana seemed to be, at best, tolerating his liberties, Tal pulled his hand back to give Soleil his full attention instead of pushing the issue with the wolf. As unhappy as he was, that wasn't too unusual for the dour courier. For the Wild Thunder's daughter, however, it was a rare and entirely unexpected turn of events, and the courier was flummoxed to see this side of her.
But, hail, as she explained her reasoning he felt the frustration and guilt in his own heart pang in answer, and he nodded slowly. "Yeah... yeah, it is," he agreed slowly, hearing his name but far too distracted by her unusual display of temper to think too deeply about it.
Especially when she gave that animal snarl and lashed out at the training dummy nearby - just like he had done when he'd stepped into the training ground.
The courier scowled, feeling his own anger and frustration simmering in a complicated stew of confusion over how to handle things, but in the end he shrugged and hefted his axe. "Nah, you're not scarin' me anywhere," he assured her. "An' I'm... hail, I get it. Better'n about anyone else," he admitted with a grimace. "Look... y'can beat th'stuffin' outta that dummy an' maybe it'll make y'feel better an' maybe it won't. Or we can try an' beat th'shit out o' each other, an' at least get in a good enough workout that maybe we can both sleep tonight. What d'you say?"
But, hail, as she explained her reasoning he felt the frustration and guilt in his own heart pang in answer, and he nodded slowly. "Yeah... yeah, it is," he agreed slowly, hearing his name but far too distracted by her unusual display of temper to think too deeply about it.
Especially when she gave that animal snarl and lashed out at the training dummy nearby - just like he had done when he'd stepped into the training ground.
The courier scowled, feeling his own anger and frustration simmering in a complicated stew of confusion over how to handle things, but in the end he shrugged and hefted his axe. "Nah, you're not scarin' me anywhere," he assured her. "An' I'm... hail, I get it. Better'n about anyone else," he admitted with a grimace. "Look... y'can beat th'stuffin' outta that dummy an' maybe it'll make y'feel better an' maybe it won't. Or we can try an' beat th'shit out o' each other, an' at least get in a good enough workout that maybe we can both sleep tonight. What d'you say?"
