He didn't know Koa well, but he knew him well enough to figure out that the Dragoon was only mostly joking, and Tal huffed a theatrical sigh. "I didn't know y'wanted one!" he protested, gently elbowing the other man, though a grin kept ruining his attempt at a scowl. "Uh... but if y'want t'bring a date along, th'Peregrine's too small." The admission was more honestly apologetic, though the courier wasn't interested in being a gondolier in someone else's love story either. So maybe that bug was actually a feature. "Sorry..."
Freed from Koa's arm and assured by Thorn that he hadn't hurt the courtesan's feelings by not taking him along for a trip sooner, Tal almost started to relax. Then Thorn made a point of mentioning Alys - well, not by name, but close enough - and the courier blinked, looking from Koa to the courtesan with the puzzled head tilt of a dog being asked to do math. What did Alys have to do with anything? "Yeah. We've both been pretty busy so I haven't seen 'er much lately," he admitted, his good cheer becoming a little forced as a glum expression dimmed his grin. "I was hopin' t'pick somethin' up for her today, actually."
Freed from Koa's arm and assured by Thorn that he hadn't hurt the courtesan's feelings by not taking him along for a trip sooner, Tal almost started to relax. Then Thorn made a point of mentioning Alys - well, not by name, but close enough - and the courier blinked, looking from Koa to the courtesan with the puzzled head tilt of a dog being asked to do math. What did Alys have to do with anything? "Yeah. We've both been pretty busy so I haven't seen 'er much lately," he admitted, his good cheer becoming a little forced as a glum expression dimmed his grin. "I was hopin' t'pick somethin' up for her today, actually."
