Parkour was the name of his game, and a broad grin of wicked glee was on the courier's face as he realized his own success. He came down in a tumbling roll and was already dodging to avoid the inevitable retaliation as he bounced up again. A veteran of more than a few snowball fights, he had a good sense for where to expect a well-aimed return volley and he was already ducking to avoid it--
Unfortunately his instincts weren't nearly so good at anticipating a badly-aimed return volley! Alys's second snowball hit him squarely in the ribs and went down in a dramatic heap while the third snowball flew by harmlessly over his head. "Boreal, I'm hit!" he cried out, clearly hoping his dragon would save him.
Boreal obligingly bounded over and then let out a blast of flame across the remains of Alys's flattened snowballs, making extra sure Tal couldn't make use of the former-ammo. The courier gave his dragon a wounded look of betrayal and scooped up some snow as he stood, packing it loosely into a ball. "Whose side are you on?" he complained to his companion, who wagged her snaky tail and grinned at him toothily.
Since he'd already lost some time dealing with Boreal's antics, this time Tal tip-toed after Alys's tracks in the snow until they disappeared behind a new snowbank. He paused for several long seconds, listening, then popped around the side and lobbed his snowball at her in silence before ducking back into cover on the other side and grabbing more snow.
Unfortunately his instincts weren't nearly so good at anticipating a badly-aimed return volley! Alys's second snowball hit him squarely in the ribs and went down in a dramatic heap while the third snowball flew by harmlessly over his head. "Boreal, I'm hit!" he cried out, clearly hoping his dragon would save him.
Boreal obligingly bounded over and then let out a blast of flame across the remains of Alys's flattened snowballs, making extra sure Tal couldn't make use of the former-ammo. The courier gave his dragon a wounded look of betrayal and scooped up some snow as he stood, packing it loosely into a ball. "Whose side are you on?" he complained to his companion, who wagged her snaky tail and grinned at him toothily.
Since he'd already lost some time dealing with Boreal's antics, this time Tal tip-toed after Alys's tracks in the snow until they disappeared behind a new snowbank. He paused for several long seconds, listening, then popped around the side and lobbed his snowball at her in silence before ducking back into cover on the other side and grabbing more snow.
