He relaxed at her chuckle, relieved to have that sorted. They were friends, then. Officially. And it felt good to have it cleared up and set out in plain words, so he wouldn't hem and haw and make things unnecessarily awkward with his uncertainties.
Tal had done his share of brooding, pouting, and running away from his problems, but his nose wrinkled in reluctant sympathy at the thought of problems so bad they drove someone to the swamp. "That sucks," he offered succinctly, with his usual tact in an attempt to be supportive. "I'm glad y'left! I hate that fuckin' place. Between it an' Hak Etme it's a close tossup for 'Caido's armpit." Though the Feverlands probably won that contest on the technicality of being more humid.
Her question had him scratching under his chin, brow wrinkling thoughtfully. "Well... yeah, I really need to, after this next delivery run 'round th'horn." South to Stormbreak, then west to Torchline, north to Halo, and east to King's End again... "Sunjata asked me t'build a road in King's End. He's hopin' t'get more people t'move there. An' I want t'spend more time with Alys," he added shyly, dropping his hand to rub Boreal's back again, causing a happy rumble to vibrate through the dragon's ribs. "What about you? What's your next big plan?"
Tal had done his share of brooding, pouting, and running away from his problems, but his nose wrinkled in reluctant sympathy at the thought of problems so bad they drove someone to the swamp. "That sucks," he offered succinctly, with his usual tact in an attempt to be supportive. "I'm glad y'left! I hate that fuckin' place. Between it an' Hak Etme it's a close tossup for 'Caido's armpit." Though the Feverlands probably won that contest on the technicality of being more humid.
Her question had him scratching under his chin, brow wrinkling thoughtfully. "Well... yeah, I really need to, after this next delivery run 'round th'horn." South to Stormbreak, then west to Torchline, north to Halo, and east to King's End again... "Sunjata asked me t'build a road in King's End. He's hopin' t'get more people t'move there. An' I want t'spend more time with Alys," he added shyly, dropping his hand to rub Boreal's back again, causing a happy rumble to vibrate through the dragon's ribs. "What about you? What's your next big plan?"
