Catching the Warden's lack of interest in his enthusiasm and the equally upsetting lack of communication in plans for what he'd thought had been a team exercise, Tal finally gave up and lapsed back into silence. He collected the additional stones and chunks of the environment quietly, just trying to stay out of Deimos's attention and not make more of an issue for the Sword.
Boreal returned to the sky to scout their path and harass the handful of Gore Crows that had dared to circle back in search of eyes. She was perfectly happy to chase them with joyful gouts of fire, much to their indignation and squawking threats as they flapped off to a safe distance.
But there came a time when their routes diverged if Tal wanted to make it back to his skyboat, anchored safely at the edge of the Crust and away from the more active volcanic elements. "Well... see you back home, I guess." He drew in a breath, hesitating, but finally exhaled as his shoulders slumped and he trudged off with a few mournful backward glances towards the Sword until the smoke and ash obscured them from each other.
~Fin~
Boreal returned to the sky to scout their path and harass the handful of Gore Crows that had dared to circle back in search of eyes. She was perfectly happy to chase them with joyful gouts of fire, much to their indignation and squawking threats as they flapped off to a safe distance.
But there came a time when their routes diverged if Tal wanted to make it back to his skyboat, anchored safely at the edge of the Crust and away from the more active volcanic elements. "Well... see you back home, I guess." He drew in a breath, hesitating, but finally exhaled as his shoulders slumped and he trudged off with a few mournful backward glances towards the Sword until the smoke and ash obscured them from each other.
~Fin~
