He inclined his head in solemn acknowledgment of the troubles that so many of them faced in these turbulent times, but he had no desire to bring them both down by lingering over something that could not be changed today. If today was a mere semblance of normalcy, it was at least a pleasant reminder of what life was like beyond the bubble of politics and planning for scenarios that he hoped would never come to pass.
"I may have to try and recreate these in Torchline," he agreed, a flicker of a smile lighting his expression at her wink. "Though I fear that they are... mm. Perhaps dangerously addictive." The first had already disappeared and he was biting into a second, this one drizzled with strawberry sauce.
He made a mental note to leave one as an offering to Mittens, but Lena's comment drew an appreciative nod. "Indeed," he murmured before he took a sip of tea to wash some of the sugar down. Her question provided an excuse to keep his hands out of the dwindling pile of deep-fried confections as he withdrew a map from his pouch and laid it on the table between them. Several places were already crossed out, but others - some of Stormbreak's more well-known tourist destinations - were circled. "Seeing old friends. And some of the sights, while I am here." He tilted his head at her, an inclination of supplication. "If you have time, I was hoping you could show me a few? And tell me their history?"
"I may have to try and recreate these in Torchline," he agreed, a flicker of a smile lighting his expression at her wink. "Though I fear that they are... mm. Perhaps dangerously addictive." The first had already disappeared and he was biting into a second, this one drizzled with strawberry sauce.
He made a mental note to leave one as an offering to Mittens, but Lena's comment drew an appreciative nod. "Indeed," he murmured before he took a sip of tea to wash some of the sugar down. Her question provided an excuse to keep his hands out of the dwindling pile of deep-fried confections as he withdrew a map from his pouch and laid it on the table between them. Several places were already crossed out, but others - some of Stormbreak's more well-known tourist destinations - were circled. "Seeing old friends. And some of the sights, while I am here." He tilted his head at her, an inclination of supplication. "If you have time, I was hoping you could show me a few? And tell me their history?"
