Boreal continued her mournful stare until Tal came over and started scratching at the base of her horns. The dragon rumbled contentedly and leaned into his hip, momentarily forgetting her hustle with Finn while the two men spoke.
"Captain?" Tal looked over his shoulder, following Finn's gaze. 'Oh! I think he said he was meetin' someone in town... was that you? Just their luck if the captain had been in such a hurry to head into town to meet Finn that he'd walked right past him in the dark. Tal peered around helpfully to make sure the captain wasn't still on board or nearby, but the only activity was from the sailors getting the ship settled.
The courier shrugged and gave a nod to the return question. "Yup. Got a package for the Collegium. Wanted to find you, too. How'd the antiquity shop case turn out?"
"Captain?" Tal looked over his shoulder, following Finn's gaze. 'Oh! I think he said he was meetin' someone in town... was that you? Just their luck if the captain had been in such a hurry to head into town to meet Finn that he'd walked right past him in the dark. Tal peered around helpfully to make sure the captain wasn't still on board or nearby, but the only activity was from the sailors getting the ship settled.
The courier shrugged and gave a nod to the return question. "Yup. Got a package for the Collegium. Wanted to find you, too. How'd the antiquity shop case turn out?"
