That could have gone a lot worse. He'd been sure they were on their way to being cursed with something like Stinky Fingers or Baldness or an Allergy to tree nuts or something. Or maybe something to do with bones? Either way, Tal ducked and moved to protect his head as the bones clattered to the ground and a wind whipped briefly around the chamber. He didn't breathe a sigh of relief until they'd made their careful way out of the cavern with nothing worse than a bruised shin from a slip on the rocks.
"Nah, not your fault," he assured Edmund as they stepped out into the Leafchange drizzle. Tal shook himself all over and then stretched his arms over his head. "I appreciate that y'came with me! I owe y'one." He wasn't close with Edmund, but the young guild leader was definitely a friend and Tal was already relaxing down from the adrenaline rush of surviving a spooky encounter with the tentative hint of a smile.
Then the agreement to his quest came and the courier brightened considerably, lighting up as he made a grab for Edmund's hand to give it a grateful shake. "Really? Thanks! I really appreciate it!" The failure of their prayer was replaced with the joy of gaining another supporter - well, at least someone who didn't mind - of his quest for Frey. In the days ahead his hopes would be dashed, but for now...
"Hey, let's get back t'town an' get warmed up. Dinner's on me!" he offered, riding the high while it lasted.
~Fin~
"Nah, not your fault," he assured Edmund as they stepped out into the Leafchange drizzle. Tal shook himself all over and then stretched his arms over his head. "I appreciate that y'came with me! I owe y'one." He wasn't close with Edmund, but the young guild leader was definitely a friend and Tal was already relaxing down from the adrenaline rush of surviving a spooky encounter with the tentative hint of a smile.
Then the agreement to his quest came and the courier brightened considerably, lighting up as he made a grab for Edmund's hand to give it a grateful shake. "Really? Thanks! I really appreciate it!" The failure of their prayer was replaced with the joy of gaining another supporter - well, at least someone who didn't mind - of his quest for Frey. In the days ahead his hopes would be dashed, but for now...
"Hey, let's get back t'town an' get warmed up. Dinner's on me!" he offered, riding the high while it lasted.
~Fin~
