Trembling fingers found soft fur and Tal obediently began to scratch even as Boreal stretched a wing out to drape affectionately over Lilly's back. With his face buried against smooth scales the courier couldn't see Sah moving and the blood was still pounding in his ears such that he didn't hear the other man, either.
He wasn't expecting the sudden tug into Sah's side, or the way the hunter half-wrapped around him. If he hadn't already been in shock the move would certainly have put him there. Though he froze in surprise the courier didn't resist, and though he might deny that any such thing had occurred later he needed the reassurance too much to even pretend to protest. After a few moments of uncertainty he leaned into Sah's side and rested his head against the other man's shoulder, though one arm stayed looped around his dragon's neck.
Boreal's crooning quieted as her human's shivers slowly began to subside and she laid down with her head in Tal's lap, wing still stretched to half-hug Lilly.
"...I guess..." came the very reluctant agreement, muffled against Sah's shirt. Sure, it was hard to argue against the necessity after what had just happened. But doing so meant getting back in the water and Tal was not excited for that. "When th'fuck did you learn how?"
He wasn't expecting the sudden tug into Sah's side, or the way the hunter half-wrapped around him. If he hadn't already been in shock the move would certainly have put him there. Though he froze in surprise the courier didn't resist, and though he might deny that any such thing had occurred later he needed the reassurance too much to even pretend to protest. After a few moments of uncertainty he leaned into Sah's side and rested his head against the other man's shoulder, though one arm stayed looped around his dragon's neck.
Boreal's crooning quieted as her human's shivers slowly began to subside and she laid down with her head in Tal's lap, wing still stretched to half-hug Lilly.
"...I guess..." came the very reluctant agreement, muffled against Sah's shirt. Sure, it was hard to argue against the necessity after what had just happened. But doing so meant getting back in the water and Tal was not excited for that. "When th'fuck did you learn how?"
