Tal blinked in surprise at the news that Dragoon also had a way to see infected, and he drew in a sharp breath. "Well... that's good for Lena," he said, trying to find the silver lining. "An' makin' sure she's safe." That Zavien could trust her, though Tal didn't say that part out loud.
Then the other shoe dropped, about more infections, and the courier clenched his jaw, hands tightening into fists as his stomach dropped out. "Wait, Koa's sister? But... where was he??" Was he alright? Fear for his friend twisted Tal's stomach and he looked to Zavien for answers. Sure, he hadn't heard from the Captain of the Dragoons in a while, but that wasn't unusual with how much traveling the Messenger did. But did the silence mean something worse...? It didn't even cross his mind to blame Zavien for not trying to stop it. Not when he had already been killed by the Void once!
Pale eyes met blue and at the first question that came back at him Tal shook his head vehemently. "No, you're reactin' just fine," he assured his friend. "Y'fuckin' died, Zav. That's... I can't even begin t'figure out how t'deal with that. It's a lot. But I understand not wantin' t'stay in Stormbreak right now. Maybe Torchline, since they've got all those shields...?" At least there would be fewer Void critters wandering around. Though Starfall was just sitting there on the horizon. Waiting. Watching.
Gestating a dark crystal egg with a freaky space god inside it. Or something equally bad.
"I just..." Having reached the end of his really good advice Tal sighed and pushed his hand back through his hair. "I know you're scared for her, but you're gonna have t'trust Lena knows what she's doin' if she wants t'stay in Stormbreak. I mean, did she ask you t'stay with her there?" Somehow, he had trouble envisioning the Caretaker asking someone to stay someplace where they were dealing with so much trauma.
Then the other shoe dropped, about more infections, and the courier clenched his jaw, hands tightening into fists as his stomach dropped out. "Wait, Koa's sister? But... where was he??" Was he alright? Fear for his friend twisted Tal's stomach and he looked to Zavien for answers. Sure, he hadn't heard from the Captain of the Dragoons in a while, but that wasn't unusual with how much traveling the Messenger did. But did the silence mean something worse...? It didn't even cross his mind to blame Zavien for not trying to stop it. Not when he had already been killed by the Void once!
Pale eyes met blue and at the first question that came back at him Tal shook his head vehemently. "No, you're reactin' just fine," he assured his friend. "Y'fuckin' died, Zav. That's... I can't even begin t'figure out how t'deal with that. It's a lot. But I understand not wantin' t'stay in Stormbreak right now. Maybe Torchline, since they've got all those shields...?" At least there would be fewer Void critters wandering around. Though Starfall was just sitting there on the horizon. Waiting. Watching.
Gestating a dark crystal egg with a freaky space god inside it. Or something equally bad.
"I just..." Having reached the end of his really good advice Tal sighed and pushed his hand back through his hair. "I know you're scared for her, but you're gonna have t'trust Lena knows what she's doin' if she wants t'stay in Stormbreak. I mean, did she ask you t'stay with her there?" Somehow, he had trouble envisioning the Caretaker asking someone to stay someplace where they were dealing with so much trauma.
