As much as he might have wanted to give his father a proper farewell, his interactions of Ludo had left him leery of the masked god's favor. It was with an uncomfortable mix of disappointment and relief and guilt for that relief that Tal watched his lantern dim. He exhaled a shaky breath and then gave Danta and Soh a shaky, crooked smile. "Oh well. Better luck next year, maybe," he murmured. Boreal left Sohalia's side to scoot behind him and rest her chin on his shoulder and he leaned his head against hers gratefully, ignoring her smoky dragon's breath.
He didn't know the woman who'd been chosen and he realized it didn't really matter. His arm tightened around Soh and he took a weird sort of comfort from Danta's presence on his other side and the courier was content to sit and wait until they were ready to head out before he stood and collected his lantern, joining the exodus with a brotherly arm around Soh's shoulders and his dragon by his side.
He didn't know the woman who'd been chosen and he realized it didn't really matter. His arm tightened around Soh and he took a weird sort of comfort from Danta's presence on his other side and the courier was content to sit and wait until they were ready to head out before he stood and collected his lantern, joining the exodus with a brotherly arm around Soh's shoulders and his dragon by his side.
