Tal had his own offerings to make to the gods in this season of gratitude, and he was trekking up to the altar at the top of the Barrows with his arms full of a bouquet of paper flowers that were bright and cheerful in spite of the chilly snow all around them. Boreal was bounding through the snow ahead of him - and then behind him - and then ahead of him again - as she chased hapless small rodents beneath the blanket of white and pounced through snowdrifts for the sheer joy of it.
Tal was giving her a rueful look when her head came up sharply, a pile of snow atop it like a hat until she shook it sharply. Her nostrils flared twice and then the bass rumble that was her happy greeting noise rolled out of her chest and she plowed through the snow towards the crest of the barrow, greeting Lily with a joyful awoooorrooarghhnnn.
Hail. Where Lily was, Sah was bound to be... and Tal had meant to hunt the Wild Thunder down after the tournament, but by the time he'd finished getting trounced by the King of Torchline his best frenemy was nowhere to be seen.
So maybe this was fate or just really good luck on his part because Sah probably needed a hug and a good punch to the face in... some order. They'd figure it out as they went.
"Hey, been lookin' for you," he called out as the man himself came into view. "You're at least comin' over for dinner, aren't you?" Alys would be surprised, but between the two of them they'd manage enough for a third stomach at the table. And feeding the wolves was even easier since at least their food didn't need to be cooked!
Tal was giving her a rueful look when her head came up sharply, a pile of snow atop it like a hat until she shook it sharply. Her nostrils flared twice and then the bass rumble that was her happy greeting noise rolled out of her chest and she plowed through the snow towards the crest of the barrow, greeting Lily with a joyful awoooorrooarghhnnn.
Hail. Where Lily was, Sah was bound to be... and Tal had meant to hunt the Wild Thunder down after the tournament, but by the time he'd finished getting trounced by the King of Torchline his best frenemy was nowhere to be seen.
So maybe this was fate or just really good luck on his part because Sah probably needed a hug and a good punch to the face in... some order. They'd figure it out as they went.
"Hey, been lookin' for you," he called out as the man himself came into view. "You're at least comin' over for dinner, aren't you?" Alys would be surprised, but between the two of them they'd manage enough for a third stomach at the table. And feeding the wolves was even easier since at least their food didn't need to be cooked!
