Tal chuckled at Sah's parental angst, but it was as warmly amused as his teasing of Boreal. He figured the other man had done a pretty good job as a dad - not that he'd tell him that outright - and with that guidance in mind, he was certain that Sol had grown up into a capable young woman. Even if she'd done it a lot faster than she should have, well...
Gods, right?
"I've got nothin' t'feel self-conscious about where you're concerned," Tal teased back smugly. Sure, he was still lean and wiry, but his training over the past few seasons had really paid off, and he was a lot more comfortable in his skin than he'd been even a few years ago. He didn't look back over at Sah, though; if the hunter was the one feeling embarrassed about sharing a hot spring with the courier, well, no need to rub it in. Instead he kept his head tilted back to watch the stars, lazily lifting a finger to trace a few constellations that stood out amidst the diamond dust scatter of light in the heavenly vault above them.
"Hmm. Workin' too damn hard," he admitted with a heavy sigh. "Business has been good, y'know? But I'm scramblin' t'keep up with it all. So I'm finally gettin' myself a 'prentice t'help out... assumin' he shows up this season." He shrugged a little, bringing his shoulders briefly out of the water. "What about you? How's the huntin' been this year?"
Gods, right?
"I've got nothin' t'feel self-conscious about where you're concerned," Tal teased back smugly. Sure, he was still lean and wiry, but his training over the past few seasons had really paid off, and he was a lot more comfortable in his skin than he'd been even a few years ago. He didn't look back over at Sah, though; if the hunter was the one feeling embarrassed about sharing a hot spring with the courier, well, no need to rub it in. Instead he kept his head tilted back to watch the stars, lazily lifting a finger to trace a few constellations that stood out amidst the diamond dust scatter of light in the heavenly vault above them.
"Hmm. Workin' too damn hard," he admitted with a heavy sigh. "Business has been good, y'know? But I'm scramblin' t'keep up with it all. So I'm finally gettin' myself a 'prentice t'help out... assumin' he shows up this season." He shrugged a little, bringing his shoulders briefly out of the water. "What about you? How's the huntin' been this year?"
