Boreal, the traitor, didn't look concerned at all. She had become distressingly used to Tal getting injured in pursuit of his quests and seemed to live by the maxim of 'rub some dirt on it and you'll be fine, silly human.' And so far she'd been right, so why change her approach now?
Tal didn't know what sort of dread was threading through the Wild Hunter's gut in that moment. All he saw was the calmly raised brow and the easy answer, and he nodded once to himself as his assumption was confirmed. "Because you've been jumpy about usin' it since th'Tournament," he pointed out bluntly. "So I was wonderin' if you've kept up practicin' with it." Boreal snorted and bumped her head against his thigh and he grinned down at her, fishing a treat out of his pocket to feed her - and finding two more for Lilly and Pad, of course. "Can y'show me just a li'l zap? Say, on that big rock over there?" He pointed towards one of the glowstones a little distance away, its surface a milky white in the dappled sunlight.
Tal didn't know what sort of dread was threading through the Wild Hunter's gut in that moment. All he saw was the calmly raised brow and the easy answer, and he nodded once to himself as his assumption was confirmed. "Because you've been jumpy about usin' it since th'Tournament," he pointed out bluntly. "So I was wonderin' if you've kept up practicin' with it." Boreal snorted and bumped her head against his thigh and he grinned down at her, fishing a treat out of his pocket to feed her - and finding two more for Lilly and Pad, of course. "Can y'show me just a li'l zap? Say, on that big rock over there?" He pointed towards one of the glowstones a little distance away, its surface a milky white in the dappled sunlight.
