A flicker of movement out of the corner of his eye brought the man's head up and around a few seconds before the hooded stranger spoke. Tal paused his chewing and then swallowed reflexively, almost choking on the bite he'd been working on. He managed to repress a cough - just barely - as the morsel made its way down his throat, but he still wheezed a little as he waved back to the cloaked woman to buy himself a moment to recover.
"Uh... hi. Yeah. Didn't think anyone else was out this way," he admitted when he could speak clearly again. The boats and rafts were all beached or tied up to various points along the shore now that Longheat was gone and the waters had grown too chilly for comfortable swimming.
He hesitated a moment, then pushed himself to his feet, a little surprised when he realized how much taller he was than the petite stranger. "D'you live here, then? In th'Hollowed Grounds, at least," he added with hasty clarification.
"Uh... hi. Yeah. Didn't think anyone else was out this way," he admitted when he could speak clearly again. The boats and rafts were all beached or tied up to various points along the shore now that Longheat was gone and the waters had grown too chilly for comfortable swimming.
He hesitated a moment, then pushed himself to his feet, a little surprised when he realized how much taller he was than the petite stranger. "D'you live here, then? In th'Hollowed Grounds, at least," he added with hasty clarification.
