Tal took the plates and balanced one on the sill so he could stick a candle on it. He didn't have any fancy magic but he did have matches, and he struck one so he could light the wick on the pillar of beeswax. A cheerful flame soon grew from it, shedding a small but warm glow both inside and outside. "Water's fine," he assured her. He had more deliveries to make after lunch, and it wouldn't do to start drinking when he had to go back to work soon!
He started off towards another window with another plate and candle in tow. Boreal, meanwhile, was following Rhi like a big scaly puppy, pale eyes fixed mournfully on the bowls of chili as she put on her best starving, pathetic dragon face.
"She's pretty amazin'," Tal agreed happily, unfazed by the teasing and his companion's begging. "I bet she can even handle your sass without battin' an eye!" He grinned back at the Shield - no longer quite so little, though she'd always be 'Short stuff' to him! - and gestured at the box of candles. "C'mon, gimme a hand while th'chili stops doin' its lava impression. I saw some o' those weird possessed gourds on th'way over. Better safe'n sorry, if some extra light'll keep 'em at bay!"
He started off towards another window with another plate and candle in tow. Boreal, meanwhile, was following Rhi like a big scaly puppy, pale eyes fixed mournfully on the bowls of chili as she put on her best starving, pathetic dragon face.
"She's pretty amazin'," Tal agreed happily, unfazed by the teasing and his companion's begging. "I bet she can even handle your sass without battin' an eye!" He grinned back at the Shield - no longer quite so little, though she'd always be 'Short stuff' to him! - and gestured at the box of candles. "C'mon, gimme a hand while th'chili stops doin' its lava impression. I saw some o' those weird possessed gourds on th'way over. Better safe'n sorry, if some extra light'll keep 'em at bay!"
