Tal breathed a sigh of relief as the peryton appeared to solve his little spider problem, and he flashed him a grin. "Thanks, Belial." He started to back away from the skull, but Deimos's quiet warning made him freeze, shoulders tensing at the reminder. He wrinkled his nose, annoyed at himself, and gave a reluctant bob of his head.
"Yeah... sorry," came the muttered apology, cheeks burning red from more than just sun exposure. He had to show Deimos that he had what it took, and Tal scowled at the skull before he turned away and walked with care back towards the path the General was leading them on.
He opened his mouth to ask another question, but snapped his jaw shut as the recent warning echoed sternly on his ears, and he reached up to stubbornly adjust the straps on his pack instead. High above, Boreal chortled her amusement at his chastisement, momentarily knocked out of her annoyance with the hot, dry weather.
"Yeah... sorry," came the muttered apology, cheeks burning red from more than just sun exposure. He had to show Deimos that he had what it took, and Tal scowled at the skull before he turned away and walked with care back towards the path the General was leading them on.
He opened his mouth to ask another question, but snapped his jaw shut as the recent warning echoed sternly on his ears, and he reached up to stubbornly adjust the straps on his pack instead. High above, Boreal chortled her amusement at his chastisement, momentarily knocked out of her annoyance with the hot, dry weather.
