Tal arrived on the Peregrine, surprising no one. The swift little skyboat was brought down to skim slowly over the surface of the waterways as lightly as a waterbug. The courier kept her helm, maneuvering to avoid the lanterns already afloat on the streams and to keep her rigging clear of the branches overhead. Boreal hung over the prow, her wings half-spread and her nose lifted to the gentle breeze of the boat's passage until they reached the center of the somber festivities.
This year Tal had brought his usual lantern for his parents which he set adrift off the stern of the boat, and a second for Enzo , which he loosed from the prow. Though he hadn't known the young man in life, he'd learned enough of him from Ru that he hoped the young man wouldn't be offended at the tribute. Pale eyes searched out Hotaru and Sunjata, but seeing them with Melita he hesitated and then turned away. He would have been content to sit on the deck of his boat with an arm around his dragon, but he caught sight of a familiar face on shore and after dropping the ground anchor he headed over to give Hawthorn an awkward nod of greeting. "Hey," he offered, unsure of how to start a conversation under the circumstances, so settling for rubbing the back of his neck and trying to look nonchalant with questionable success.
Tal brings lanterns for his parents andEnzo
This year Tal had brought his usual lantern for his parents which he set adrift off the stern of the boat, and a second for Enzo , which he loosed from the prow. Though he hadn't known the young man in life, he'd learned enough of him from Ru that he hoped the young man wouldn't be offended at the tribute. Pale eyes searched out Hotaru and Sunjata, but seeing them with Melita he hesitated and then turned away. He would have been content to sit on the deck of his boat with an arm around his dragon, but he caught sight of a familiar face on shore and after dropping the ground anchor he headed over to give Hawthorn an awkward nod of greeting. "Hey," he offered, unsure of how to start a conversation under the circumstances, so settling for rubbing the back of his neck and trying to look nonchalant with questionable success.
Tal brings lanterns for his parents and
