The scritches resumed and morale improved, Boreal rumbling happily as her eyes closed in bliss. She might have nudged Tal into paying similar attention to Tarak, but not every companion was as comfortable as she was with snuggling up to humans other than her bonded. So long as Tarak was tolerant of it, she was more than happy to borrow the affections of Sohalia after going so long without.
Tal polished off the last scone and sipped his tea with a little more evidence of civilized behavior as he listened eagerly to Soh's tale. Before his brows could even start to rise she had shot down the misassumption he had started to make and he gave her a rueful grin. It was a short-lived one, however, barely a twitch as Frey's name suffused the conversation, especially when the reminder of her rocky relationship with Jude was brought up. The courier nodded sympathetically and then hesitated a moment before offering:
"I don't think it's silly at all. I mean, it's what I'm doin'." He shrugged, a little uncomfortable with his own failure but now mostly just resigned to it. "I, uh... I had a quest for Frey, too. 'Cept... they didn't like what I was askin', so they gave me an impossible task." He grimaced faintly, reaching up to rub the back of his neck. "I felt like hail for failin' 'em, an' I just... haven't been able t'face 'em since. But th'other gods, they still answer an' help me out!" He managed a small smile, trying to be reassuring. "Ludo helped me finish my Dagger, an' Mort made me this earring. An' I'm currently questin' for Safrin, t'finish my Vest!"
He cleared his throat again, uncertain whether or not it was his business but... hail, it couldn't hurt to ask, right? "What all did y'have left t'do for it? Can you... I dunno... finish it without him?"
Tal polished off the last scone and sipped his tea with a little more evidence of civilized behavior as he listened eagerly to Soh's tale. Before his brows could even start to rise she had shot down the misassumption he had started to make and he gave her a rueful grin. It was a short-lived one, however, barely a twitch as Frey's name suffused the conversation, especially when the reminder of her rocky relationship with Jude was brought up. The courier nodded sympathetically and then hesitated a moment before offering:
"I don't think it's silly at all. I mean, it's what I'm doin'." He shrugged, a little uncomfortable with his own failure but now mostly just resigned to it. "I, uh... I had a quest for Frey, too. 'Cept... they didn't like what I was askin', so they gave me an impossible task." He grimaced faintly, reaching up to rub the back of his neck. "I felt like hail for failin' 'em, an' I just... haven't been able t'face 'em since. But th'other gods, they still answer an' help me out!" He managed a small smile, trying to be reassuring. "Ludo helped me finish my Dagger, an' Mort made me this earring. An' I'm currently questin' for Safrin, t'finish my Vest!"
He cleared his throat again, uncertain whether or not it was his business but... hail, it couldn't hurt to ask, right? "What all did y'have left t'do for it? Can you... I dunno... finish it without him?"
