I'm the bad guy.
Thal scoffed lightly again. "I suppose so. Sometimes it's easier than instilling fear." Although she still used that tactic often, not that she had to do more than flash her fangs. However, honey and flies and all that junk.
Her head tilted to make sure it was centered along the door. Content that it was, she waved a hand at the horseshoe dismissively. "It's also nearly impossible to find a sailor who doesn't believe in all this nonsense. And they're a stubbornly superstitious sort." She'd tried talking them out of it multiple times, but no matter how many times they argued, their fear of the spiritual unknown was more than their fear of losing a job. It was almost enough to convince her of the stories.
Looking to Rhi, she narrowed her blue eyes, assessing. She seemed to be the capable sort despite her lack of assistance during the Feverlands cleanup. Strong, quick, able to follow directions. Jerking her chin, Thal asked, "What exactly do you do?"
Her head tilted to make sure it was centered along the door. Content that it was, she waved a hand at the horseshoe dismissively. "It's also nearly impossible to find a sailor who doesn't believe in all this nonsense. And they're a stubbornly superstitious sort." She'd tried talking them out of it multiple times, but no matter how many times they argued, their fear of the spiritual unknown was more than their fear of losing a job. It was almost enough to convince her of the stories.
Looking to Rhi, she narrowed her blue eyes, assessing. She seemed to be the capable sort despite her lack of assistance during the Feverlands cleanup. Strong, quick, able to follow directions. Jerking her chin, Thal asked, "What exactly do you do?"
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