Tal certainly didn't mind Soh stepping closer, and he encouraged Boreal to do the same as the weird wind-whistle faded. For a brief moment his thoughts drifted to the compass on its chain in his pocket... but when the sound of waves lapping gently against the side of the boat and the rising heckle of a distant merchant haggling with a customer drifted down the hatch he shook his head and relaxed again. It had just been his imagination, probably. Things were quiet right now, more peaceful than they'd been since Starfall had shattered Torchline and Halo, and they needed to enjoy it while they could.
"Are you kiddin'? She'd love a tiara," Tal grinned, way too confident about Flora's preferences for someone she barely tolerated most of the time. "But yeah, she's got plenty o' rings, but I think she could prob'ly use more bracelets." At least, he hadn't seen her wearing that many over the years compared to glitzy earrings and sparkly rings and the occasional glitter of necklaces, with and without pendants.
He was just pointing to a bracelet that shimmered with opal insets when the apprentice came back over, beaming. "We can take the job. Mackie will start on it right away. And for you, miss?" she added, turning to Soh with her best customer service smile. "Would you like to see anything in the display?"
"Are you kiddin'? She'd love a tiara," Tal grinned, way too confident about Flora's preferences for someone she barely tolerated most of the time. "But yeah, she's got plenty o' rings, but I think she could prob'ly use more bracelets." At least, he hadn't seen her wearing that many over the years compared to glitzy earrings and sparkly rings and the occasional glitter of necklaces, with and without pendants.
He was just pointing to a bracelet that shimmered with opal insets when the apprentice came back over, beaming. "We can take the job. Mackie will start on it right away. And for you, miss?" she added, turning to Soh with her best customer service smile. "Would you like to see anything in the display?"
