Tal didn't bother to say it out loud, but he couldn't imagine Sascha staying away from Alys's side one second longer than she had to. He knew that was how he'd feel, at any rate, and he could sense through their bond that Boreal felt the same. He pulled Alys close again, leaning down to meet her so they could touch with that quiet intimacy that meant so much to them both and closing his eyes so he could better focus on what she said. He wanted to remember every word, burning them into his memory so he could help.
Dead people, the waters of life, and...
He swallowed as well, but gave a tiny nod, feeling the smoothness of her skin against his and drawing in the warm, comforting scent of his partner. Boreal had stopped jumping but was still pacing happy circles around them, bumping her horned head gently against their legs at random moments when her emotions got the better of her. "Th'Peregrine'll take you wherever y'need t'go," he promised without hesitation. "An' I can... can dig 'er body up. That's not somethin' y'should have t'see." Dig it up in its linen shroud and put it in a box to take to Mort, so that no piece could go missing in the travel. "Dead-people-wise, uh... well, Ronin's pretty famously died before, I think? He's a really nice guy in spite of all the legends an' stuff. I'm sure he'd talk t'you," he assured his partner eagerly. "Maea, too, I think."
He gave her waist a gentle squeeze, tilting his head to press a kiss to her cheek. Whatever it took, they'd bring their missing family member home again and make them all whole.
Or as whole as he could be, in the wake of LongNight's sin.
Dead people, the waters of life, and...
He swallowed as well, but gave a tiny nod, feeling the smoothness of her skin against his and drawing in the warm, comforting scent of his partner. Boreal had stopped jumping but was still pacing happy circles around them, bumping her horned head gently against their legs at random moments when her emotions got the better of her. "Th'Peregrine'll take you wherever y'need t'go," he promised without hesitation. "An' I can... can dig 'er body up. That's not somethin' y'should have t'see." Dig it up in its linen shroud and put it in a box to take to Mort, so that no piece could go missing in the travel. "Dead-people-wise, uh... well, Ronin's pretty famously died before, I think? He's a really nice guy in spite of all the legends an' stuff. I'm sure he'd talk t'you," he assured his partner eagerly. "Maea, too, I think."
He gave her waist a gentle squeeze, tilting his head to press a kiss to her cheek. Whatever it took, they'd bring their missing family member home again and make them all whole.
Or as whole as he could be, in the wake of LongNight's sin.
