"I was glad t'hear from you," he admitted frankly, noting the shadows still lingering in Zavien's eyes like dark mirrors of his own. The question of Alys had him biting his lip but able to nod, though he couldn't stop the pang of worry in his heart at the distance that currently separated them. He'd made the hike out to the Gambit on his own today, however, and left the Peregrine - with his Constellation Compass giving him the ability to teleport back to his ship - back at the house with his partner. "She's... workin' on it." The words were hesitant as the memory of LongNight caught in his throat, but he shook it away and joined Zavien in some light stretching.
"Weapons... sure," he agreed, though with a flicker of unease in his eyes. The reminder of all that he should be doing made him wince, however, and he chewed his lip pensively. "I... think I'd like t'work on defense today. Blockin', rather'n attackin'." He hadn't even been able to pull his Dagger since LongNight, and he sure wasn't going to pull it against a friend today. "Lemme just get th'shield out."
As shields went, it was fairly simple. Medium sized and round, made of hardened wood riveted together behind a tough leather covering that Tal strapped to his arm before settling into a ready stance. "Lemme see what that fancy sword can do," he called, a ghost of his old self making a brief appearance as he let his friend's company and the beautiful day chase some of the purple shadows from his thoughts.
"Weapons... sure," he agreed, though with a flicker of unease in his eyes. The reminder of all that he should be doing made him wince, however, and he chewed his lip pensively. "I... think I'd like t'work on defense today. Blockin', rather'n attackin'." He hadn't even been able to pull his Dagger since LongNight, and he sure wasn't going to pull it against a friend today. "Lemme just get th'shield out."
As shields went, it was fairly simple. Medium sized and round, made of hardened wood riveted together behind a tough leather covering that Tal strapped to his arm before settling into a ready stance. "Lemme see what that fancy sword can do," he called, a ghost of his old self making a brief appearance as he let his friend's company and the beautiful day chase some of the purple shadows from his thoughts.
