Tal flinched back, a look of instant regret passing over his face when he thought that the raggedy god might reach for him, but luckily Boreal was there to save her companion from his own folly as she went up onto her hind legs to bat at the wiggling tendrils. Her balance held for about three seconds before she toppled forward in a pounce that almost caught an enticingly squiggly shadow of cloth.
Leaving the courier to take notes on the definition of a 'stab' and just how he should go about it. Glum resignation came over Tal's expression as he reached gingerly for the Dagger as if expecting it to twist and stab him on its own. "Oh... yeah. I guess that makes sense." And if he wanted to complain about the 'twice' part, he wisely swallowed his protest because he could very easily imagine it becoming 'thrice' all on his own. "Th... thanks, Ludo," he managed to get out, even sounding mostly sincere. He'd asked for this, after all, and the Herald of Dreams was doing him a favor. A very painful favor. "I'll get... right to it..." He made his escape in a shameless retreat, leaving Boreal to play with Ludo until the god got bored and went on its way.
~fin~
Leaving the courier to take notes on the definition of a 'stab' and just how he should go about it. Glum resignation came over Tal's expression as he reached gingerly for the Dagger as if expecting it to twist and stab him on its own. "Oh... yeah. I guess that makes sense." And if he wanted to complain about the 'twice' part, he wisely swallowed his protest because he could very easily imagine it becoming 'thrice' all on his own. "Th... thanks, Ludo," he managed to get out, even sounding mostly sincere. He'd asked for this, after all, and the Herald of Dreams was doing him a favor. A very painful favor. "I'll get... right to it..." He made his escape in a shameless retreat, leaving Boreal to play with Ludo until the god got bored and went on its way.
~fin~
