Boreal rumbled happily as Maea's fingers found a good spot, and Tal snorted in amusement as he took up the task of rubbing the spot between her wings that she couldn't reach. He scrubbed the heel of his hand over her smooth scales, slanting a glance at Maea with his dark brows raised as she neatly evaded his question---
But she followed up with praise that successfully distracted him from following up on it. He straightened a little, puffing up his chest with a proud grin. "Yeah, y'think so? I was always such a scrawny brat, it's still weird t'me t'think..." He shook his head a little. "But I guess workin' th'Peregrine's riggin' an' tiller've really helped." Boreal snorted her opinion of his pleased peacocking, her thick tail snaking around behind him to smack against his thigh, but he just grinned more broadly and scrubbed harder until she let out a blissful sigh. "An' I'm a dagger guy these days. Used to be axe, but I got a fancy Dagger from Frey that let's me keep outta range, an' it comes in real handy!" He turned his head to look at her curiously. "What about you?"
But she followed up with praise that successfully distracted him from following up on it. He straightened a little, puffing up his chest with a proud grin. "Yeah, y'think so? I was always such a scrawny brat, it's still weird t'me t'think..." He shook his head a little. "But I guess workin' th'Peregrine's riggin' an' tiller've really helped." Boreal snorted her opinion of his pleased peacocking, her thick tail snaking around behind him to smack against his thigh, but he just grinned more broadly and scrubbed harder until she let out a blissful sigh. "An' I'm a dagger guy these days. Used to be axe, but I got a fancy Dagger from Frey that let's me keep outta range, an' it comes in real handy!" He turned his head to look at her curiously. "What about you?"
