Tal beamed at being told he was at the top of someone's list, blissfully oblivious to being in second place. Boreal was just happy to be bribed with jerky, and she licked Zavien's hand with a broad, rough tongue before accepting the treat to nibble on daintily. Tal grinned down at her, knowing that she was putting on her best manners for an audience, before looking back to his friend with a snort of amusement.
"I've had worse traditions," he admitted ruefully. "Fire an' food an' a friend is definitely one o' th'better ones!" Even if this time around they weren't getting to eat the practice snacks! At least they weren't in danger of falling into an open volcano?
Maybe he'd been hoping to hear Safrin or Ludo's name, but the mention of Frey didn't sting as much as it used to. There was a moment of hesitation on the courier's part, an odd look on his face as if he was prodding a place where a sore tooth had been, only to find it gone, and then a release of the breath he'd been half-holding. "Yeah? I think all th'gods'll help with companions, but it makes sense," he agreed slowly. "It's better'n my new quest from Ludo, at least." He reluctantly drew his Dagger from its sheath and turned it idly in his fingers so it caught the light of the sun and fire in alternating flashes. "I think it'll be my last one from it. It's gettin' t'be askin' too much." He cleared his throat awkwardly, eyes on the blade with its sheen of divine poison glimmering faintly on the steel. "You, uh... don't happen t'have any healin' items on y'by chance, do you?"
"I've had worse traditions," he admitted ruefully. "Fire an' food an' a friend is definitely one o' th'better ones!" Even if this time around they weren't getting to eat the practice snacks! At least they weren't in danger of falling into an open volcano?
Maybe he'd been hoping to hear Safrin or Ludo's name, but the mention of Frey didn't sting as much as it used to. There was a moment of hesitation on the courier's part, an odd look on his face as if he was prodding a place where a sore tooth had been, only to find it gone, and then a release of the breath he'd been half-holding. "Yeah? I think all th'gods'll help with companions, but it makes sense," he agreed slowly. "It's better'n my new quest from Ludo, at least." He reluctantly drew his Dagger from its sheath and turned it idly in his fingers so it caught the light of the sun and fire in alternating flashes. "I think it'll be my last one from it. It's gettin' t'be askin' too much." He cleared his throat awkwardly, eyes on the blade with its sheen of divine poison glimmering faintly on the steel. "You, uh... don't happen t'have any healin' items on y'by chance, do you?"
