Or, y'know, not so humblebrag. Tal caught Noe's glance and looked as smug as a cat with feathers on its chin as he hauled another stud over and set to anchoring it. While she handled the facing slats, he began hammering in the cross beams that would keep the whole thing steady and rock solid against the weight of big, burly soldiers hauling on the front side.
"Yeah, well, that's what I used t'think." He shrugged, grin falling back into a faint grimace. "But back afore th'skyships I had to run my routes th'old fashioned way. On th'ground an' over th'snow. Lotsa dangerous stuff in Caido, y'know? Ursur an' cultists an' cannibals back in th'day in Halo. Big fuckin' snakes an' lava wolves an' sea panthers an' shit t'th'west, an' landsharks an' big ass rats an' evil tree ladies t'th'east." He paused to wave in the mentioned directions with his hammer before knocking another nail in with a few precise raps. "So, bein' able t'defend yourself when you're travelin' is pretty important. 'Specially now, with all th'Void shit makin' it all ten times worse." He scowled fiercely and slammed another nail home with more force than necessary as if he could put it through the eye of a Family member.
"Yeah, well, that's what I used t'think." He shrugged, grin falling back into a faint grimace. "But back afore th'skyships I had to run my routes th'old fashioned way. On th'ground an' over th'snow. Lotsa dangerous stuff in Caido, y'know? Ursur an' cultists an' cannibals back in th'day in Halo. Big fuckin' snakes an' lava wolves an' sea panthers an' shit t'th'west, an' landsharks an' big ass rats an' evil tree ladies t'th'east." He paused to wave in the mentioned directions with his hammer before knocking another nail in with a few precise raps. "So, bein' able t'defend yourself when you're travelin' is pretty important. 'Specially now, with all th'Void shit makin' it all ten times worse." He scowled fiercely and slammed another nail home with more force than necessary as if he could put it through the eye of a Family member.
