Tal watched Alys stretch with concern that shaded to appreciation and then a wince as he rolled his neck to crack it, too. He was admittedly relieved when she voted to do break up the monotony of soil prep with some planting in between and the courier visibly perked up as she handed him some seed packets, including a bag full of tiny bulbils. "Lessee... oooh, I did get the garlic!" he announced, holding up the packet like a prize. "Y'really do love me!" He winked at her, teasing and full of affection for his partner.
He got to work on his rows, raking a channel in between his planting lines and then using his thumb to poke holes in the freshly-turned soil for the seed garlic to be dropped in. A few worms, groggy from their winter hibernation, moved slowly to rebury themselves before the birds could make a meal of them, but Tal was pleased with the naturally rich, black earth of King's End. He finished his rows of garlic and started on his next packet of seeds, a faint hum of song escaping him from time to time. "Which one are y'lookin' forward to most?" he asked his partner as they worked in companionable tandem.
He got to work on his rows, raking a channel in between his planting lines and then using his thumb to poke holes in the freshly-turned soil for the seed garlic to be dropped in. A few worms, groggy from their winter hibernation, moved slowly to rebury themselves before the birds could make a meal of them, but Tal was pleased with the naturally rich, black earth of King's End. He finished his rows of garlic and started on his next packet of seeds, a faint hum of song escaping him from time to time. "Which one are y'lookin' forward to most?" he asked his partner as they worked in companionable tandem.
