When the young woman smiled, clearly unbothered by his companion's naughtiness, Tal relaxed a little. As often as the dragon misbehaved for him - often just to tweak his nose, he knew - she was a perfect lady when it came to other people. And it appeared that she had charmed another willing victim as the lady explained what had been going on.
Boreal managed to look both innocent and smug at the same time as she sat back on her haunches beside Cat, chortling smokily at the wink. Tal put his hands on his hips and huffed another exasperated but fond sigh at her before looking back at the woman who was feeding her.
"Well, thanks, Cat. I 'preciate y'bein' so understandin' about it," he admitted a touch sheepishly. "You've already met Boreal, o' course. I'm Tal. Talyson Seawright, of Seawright's Delivery Service. Thanks for puttin' up with her. Not that she needs any more food," he added, trying to give the dragon a strict scowl and not succeeding very well at it. "I dunno where she puts it all!"
He glanced over his shoulder at the fire-dancer, but only long enough to see what kind of show was going on. He was too worried about losing track of his companion again to let his attention wander for long, and he quickly turned back to Cat. "Um. I can replace whatever it was she was eatin', if y'want...?" Even if the snack had been obtained specifically for Boreal, Tal couldn't help but feel a little bad about someone else feeding his opportunistic companion.
Boreal managed to look both innocent and smug at the same time as she sat back on her haunches beside Cat, chortling smokily at the wink. Tal put his hands on his hips and huffed another exasperated but fond sigh at her before looking back at the woman who was feeding her.
"Well, thanks, Cat. I 'preciate y'bein' so understandin' about it," he admitted a touch sheepishly. "You've already met Boreal, o' course. I'm Tal. Talyson Seawright, of Seawright's Delivery Service. Thanks for puttin' up with her. Not that she needs any more food," he added, trying to give the dragon a strict scowl and not succeeding very well at it. "I dunno where she puts it all!"
He glanced over his shoulder at the fire-dancer, but only long enough to see what kind of show was going on. He was too worried about losing track of his companion again to let his attention wander for long, and he quickly turned back to Cat. "Um. I can replace whatever it was she was eatin', if y'want...?" Even if the snack had been obtained specifically for Boreal, Tal couldn't help but feel a little bad about someone else feeding his opportunistic companion.
