It was weirdly easier to let things go and be less mad about them when someone else was doing the hard work of being mad for him. Tal wasn't the introspective type; he just knew that having Sah stand up for him made him feel a lot better and more capable of handling the nonsense of Ludo's quests. Maybe it was just enough to feel like he wasn't alone in dealing with the masked god's painful whimsy.
Whatever the reason, he didn't want to dwell too long on the fact that he'd just stabbed himself again. He just wanted to move past it, and nothing said 'distraction' like a good tussle with his favorite and best frenemy.
They'd started enough rough-housing games with each other like this that it genuinely surprised him when Sah failed to dodge, but fuck it, that's what Healing magic was for, and the Wild Thunder at least got moving after that, retaliating by moving in close instead of backing up the way Tal had expected. He'd been so ready to follow that he actually stepped in to the hunter's elbow, wincing as he felt a fresh bruise of his own.
But fuck it, Sah wanted to get in close and personal? That was fine with Tal! "Tryin' t'dance with me? You're gonna make Alys jealous," he teased with a wicked grin.
And went for an attempted headlock which, if he was successful, would lead to a most undignified noogy to mess up Sah's hair.
Whatever the reason, he didn't want to dwell too long on the fact that he'd just stabbed himself again. He just wanted to move past it, and nothing said 'distraction' like a good tussle with his favorite and best frenemy.
They'd started enough rough-housing games with each other like this that it genuinely surprised him when Sah failed to dodge, but fuck it, that's what Healing magic was for, and the Wild Thunder at least got moving after that, retaliating by moving in close instead of backing up the way Tal had expected. He'd been so ready to follow that he actually stepped in to the hunter's elbow, wincing as he felt a fresh bruise of his own.
But fuck it, Sah wanted to get in close and personal? That was fine with Tal! "Tryin' t'dance with me? You're gonna make Alys jealous," he teased with a wicked grin.
And went for an attempted headlock which, if he was successful, would lead to a most undignified noogy to mess up Sah's hair.
