Tal's nose wrinkled in rueful - and painful - agreement that was half-grimace as he nodded at the comment on Ludo's 'brand.' "Well, it beats th'whole 'stab yourself with it' part o' things," he admitted with the casual resignation of someone who'd been on the receiving end of more than one such task. But since he kept going back for more maybe the problem wasn't with the deity but instead with the acolyte?
Hail, theology had never been his strong point, and Tal was more than happy to switch gears and talk about Alys. His grimace melted away into a much softer grin and he ducked his head in a bobbing nod. "'s goin' better," he admitted, his voice threatening to devolve into a sappy mumble. "We had a lot o' good talks over LongNight an' figured out a way t'spend more time together. She's travelin' with me again, now. Goin' out t'meet her clients in their own regions, 'stead o' havin' 'em come t'her in King's End. An' I've got my best travelin' partner back again." And the situation clearly suited him, if the happiness in his expression was anything to go by.
But he wasn't so lost in his own little bubble that he forgot his pal, and he lifted his head to grin over to Zavien in rueful understanding. "Right? A whole week indoors is way too long!" He managed to spot the tell-tale wisps of danger before the marshmallow ignited this time, and he quickly turned it to reveal a perfect skin of brown on one side. "Ooooh, fuck yeah. Can y'get th'next one built an' ready for it?" he asked his friend. "An' lemme know what kind o' adventures y'got in mind!" Maybe Tal could join him on a few while they were in the same region?
Hail, theology had never been his strong point, and Tal was more than happy to switch gears and talk about Alys. His grimace melted away into a much softer grin and he ducked his head in a bobbing nod. "'s goin' better," he admitted, his voice threatening to devolve into a sappy mumble. "We had a lot o' good talks over LongNight an' figured out a way t'spend more time together. She's travelin' with me again, now. Goin' out t'meet her clients in their own regions, 'stead o' havin' 'em come t'her in King's End. An' I've got my best travelin' partner back again." And the situation clearly suited him, if the happiness in his expression was anything to go by.
But he wasn't so lost in his own little bubble that he forgot his pal, and he lifted his head to grin over to Zavien in rueful understanding. "Right? A whole week indoors is way too long!" He managed to spot the tell-tale wisps of danger before the marshmallow ignited this time, and he quickly turned it to reveal a perfect skin of brown on one side. "Ooooh, fuck yeah. Can y'get th'next one built an' ready for it?" he asked his friend. "An' lemme know what kind o' adventures y'got in mind!" Maybe Tal could join him on a few while they were in the same region?
