The last marshmallow was maybe a little underdone, but Tal pulled it back anyways and set it between the crackers and chocolate, glowering out into the caldera as he waited for it to cool enough to eat. At Zavien's powerful vow to stay strong and help out Tal nodded vigorously and then took a bite, but his expression didn't lift much.
And when his friend asked him for guidance the courier could only shake his head in silence while he chewed. He finally swallowed the sticky-sweet mouthful and looked back to the other man, meeting his eyes squarely. "I dunno," he said slowly, offering a shrug. "I'm just th'messenger. Caido's got lots o' leaders." He snorted. "Hail, maybe too many sometimes. But I figure they'll come up with a plan. An' if not, well... I'll keep clearin' out Void stuff wherever I run across it." What Zavien chose to do was up to him, and no one else could pick a course for him.
Tal stood and brushed the crumbs off his pants before offering Zavien a slightly sticky hand up. "C'mon, let's head back. If this doesn't fulfill Ludo's quest, I dunno what will!"
And when his friend asked him for guidance the courier could only shake his head in silence while he chewed. He finally swallowed the sticky-sweet mouthful and looked back to the other man, meeting his eyes squarely. "I dunno," he said slowly, offering a shrug. "I'm just th'messenger. Caido's got lots o' leaders." He snorted. "Hail, maybe too many sometimes. But I figure they'll come up with a plan. An' if not, well... I'll keep clearin' out Void stuff wherever I run across it." What Zavien chose to do was up to him, and no one else could pick a course for him.
Tal stood and brushed the crumbs off his pants before offering Zavien a slightly sticky hand up. "C'mon, let's head back. If this doesn't fulfill Ludo's quest, I dunno what will!"
