"S'alright," Tal murmured, his expression softening with relief as Alys reached for his hand to reassure him. She would find him very willing to be tugged, happily closing the distance for the kiss and then turning his head so they could rest their brows together. "Alys, I owe you everythin'," he whispered fervently. As disagreements went he hoped she could forgive him, but he'd never been so happy or so confident in himself as he was when he was with her. She had softened his rough edges and given him a reason to trust people again, and he wasn't about to forget that.
But now that she'd brought it up, he was genuinely curious to receive a reading. He hadn't asked for one in a long time, and with Leafchange upon them and the seasons changing once again it felt like the right time for one. He watched her shuffle, enchanted as always by the deft magic of her hands on the deck, and it was an effort to tear his gaze away from her to look down at the card that was revealed. He frowned, brow furrowing in thought as he studied the image. It wasn't one she'd drawn for him before, and he had to listen closely to her description and explanation of it.
He was oblivious to her worries about their relationship as he bit his lip and reached out to brush his fingers lightly over the card, his own attention turning inward as he tried on her words for size and tried to make them fit. "Could be," he finally agreed, his words slow and a little uncertain. "I love our home in King's End... but... I miss my family an' friends in Halo, y'know? Movin' t'King's End was for several reasons, but... it's never really taken off there th'way I hoped it would. I dunno whether t'keep stickin' it out or t'move back home or... what," he admitted, the words pulled with reluctance and a little dismay from his tongue as he finally let himself think clearly about the restlessness that he'd been feeling above and beyond his work in recent seasons.
He looked up at his partner then, searching her face for a reaction, an answer... some hint of what she felt at his confession.
But now that she'd brought it up, he was genuinely curious to receive a reading. He hadn't asked for one in a long time, and with Leafchange upon them and the seasons changing once again it felt like the right time for one. He watched her shuffle, enchanted as always by the deft magic of her hands on the deck, and it was an effort to tear his gaze away from her to look down at the card that was revealed. He frowned, brow furrowing in thought as he studied the image. It wasn't one she'd drawn for him before, and he had to listen closely to her description and explanation of it.
He was oblivious to her worries about their relationship as he bit his lip and reached out to brush his fingers lightly over the card, his own attention turning inward as he tried on her words for size and tried to make them fit. "Could be," he finally agreed, his words slow and a little uncertain. "I love our home in King's End... but... I miss my family an' friends in Halo, y'know? Movin' t'King's End was for several reasons, but... it's never really taken off there th'way I hoped it would. I dunno whether t'keep stickin' it out or t'move back home or... what," he admitted, the words pulled with reluctance and a little dismay from his tongue as he finally let himself think clearly about the restlessness that he'd been feeling above and beyond his work in recent seasons.
He looked up at his partner then, searching her face for a reaction, an answer... some hint of what she felt at his confession.
