In the end it didn't really matter who was asking when the 'why' was to help his home. Tal was Halovian born and bred, and he couldn't imagine not pulling his weight to make it better. His family lived there, after all; his sisters, his sled team, Ru and Sah and Delia... And if it meant teaming up with Alys to get the work done, well, even better!
Sure, he'd never been to the Labyrinth before the War and he hadn't expected to start visiting it now, but sometimes the gods wanted weird things and he'd survived the Queen's Maze, so a little old labyrinth didn't seem so bad.
Or so he thought until they were standing in front of it and the full spookiness of the place washed over him. He swallowed hard as he contemplated the entrance and even Boreal was subdued as she peered into the verdant, misty walls... until a flash of grey movement caught her attention and she bounded forward, merrily blasting a gout of flame as the gathering Speaking Squirrels became Shrieking Squirrels and fled deeper into the maze.
"Shit-- Boreal, get back here!" Tal hollered, flashing Alys and Hotaru an apologetic glance and then dashing off into the maze after his dragon.
Sure, he'd never been to the Labyrinth before the War and he hadn't expected to start visiting it now, but sometimes the gods wanted weird things and he'd survived the Queen's Maze, so a little old labyrinth didn't seem so bad.
Or so he thought until they were standing in front of it and the full spookiness of the place washed over him. He swallowed hard as he contemplated the entrance and even Boreal was subdued as she peered into the verdant, misty walls... until a flash of grey movement caught her attention and she bounded forward, merrily blasting a gout of flame as the gathering Speaking Squirrels became Shrieking Squirrels and fled deeper into the maze.
"Shit-- Boreal, get back here!" Tal hollered, flashing Alys and Hotaru an apologetic glance and then dashing off into the maze after his dragon.
