The ice was clean and clear and smooth and Tal's skates were freshly sharpened. He glided over the surface like he'd been born to it; or at least like he'd been doing it as long as he'd been able to walk, which was entirely accurate. There weren't any fancy twirls or acrobatic leaps, but there was speed as he put his head down and dodged recklessly among the slower skaters, grinning fiercely into the wind of his pass--
Splat!
He stumbled at the unexpected impact to the back of his head, and snow splashed forward as he yelped and scrambled for balance. Careening between three other skaters who had been going at a more sedate pace he managed to avoid getting tangled up in anyone else but his trajectory landed him in a snowbank at the rink's edge before he could straighten out.
Pushing himself upright immediately, he grabbed snow and started making a ball of his own as he glared around the rink for the culprit - immediately jumping to conclusions. "Sah, you dick!" he yelled. "Show yourself!"
Boreal, meanwhile, ambled up beside Deimos, chortling wickedly to herself as she bumped her broad head against his hand in greeting.
Splat!
He stumbled at the unexpected impact to the back of his head, and snow splashed forward as he yelped and scrambled for balance. Careening between three other skaters who had been going at a more sedate pace he managed to avoid getting tangled up in anyone else but his trajectory landed him in a snowbank at the rink's edge before he could straighten out.
Pushing himself upright immediately, he grabbed snow and started making a ball of his own as he glared around the rink for the culprit - immediately jumping to conclusions. "Sah, you dick!" he yelled. "Show yourself!"
Boreal, meanwhile, ambled up beside Deimos, chortling wickedly to herself as she bumped her broad head against his hand in greeting.
