The question wasn't what he'd expected, and Tal paused as he ruffled Bell's ears, his scowl deepening at the thought of having to admit ignorance in front of Sah. But...
"Some grumbling about the Ascended," he admitted slowly. "But... I dunno. I figured it was all just getting blown out of proportion, you know? These last few years, it seems like there's always something someone's pissed enough about to start a fight over." He was out of the loop and knew it, but was too proud to just come out and ask Sah about it.
He felt a little better that Sah didn't know as much about Ludo, but there was still the wriggling worm of jealousy that the outlander had gotten to go to a divine party while Tal had been freezing his bits off in the mountains. "Yeah, it's kind of..." he gestured vaguely with a frown. "Capricious, I guess? It likes kids' games, but it's not always very, uh, nice about 'em." Or so the old lore went. He slanted another unfathomable look at the Advisor, hand still resting on Bell's head. "You ever met it personally before?"
"Some grumbling about the Ascended," he admitted slowly. "But... I dunno. I figured it was all just getting blown out of proportion, you know? These last few years, it seems like there's always something someone's pissed enough about to start a fight over." He was out of the loop and knew it, but was too proud to just come out and ask Sah about it.
He felt a little better that Sah didn't know as much about Ludo, but there was still the wriggling worm of jealousy that the outlander had gotten to go to a divine party while Tal had been freezing his bits off in the mountains. "Yeah, it's kind of..." he gestured vaguely with a frown. "Capricious, I guess? It likes kids' games, but it's not always very, uh, nice about 'em." Or so the old lore went. He slanted another unfathomable look at the Advisor, hand still resting on Bell's head. "You ever met it personally before?"
