Blissfully oblivious to the thoughts sparking through Liam's head, Tal gave an easy shake of his head as he worked on his lantern's final, finicky touches. "Nah," he said confidently. "She was a Grounder, originally. Started travelin' after th'War, an ended up here for a little while." On her way to Stormbreak, as it turned out, though she hadn't known it yet. It was still a little hard to believe someone so young was leading an entire region, but Tal believed if anyone could do it, Sohalia could.
Tal finished his work and, a moment later, so did Liam. He looked almost surprised that both lanterns had turned out according to plan, but a brief scrutiny of the diagrams proved the ex-dragoon's words to be true. "Huh. How 'bout that." He sounded pleased as he rose, dusting off his butt and managing to grab one of Boreal's horns right before she could take a bite out of the instructions. She gave him a look of wounded innocence but allowed herself to be pulled away. "Hey, thanks for lettin' us build one, too. Can never have enough lights with LongNight comin' up!" He managed a lopsided grin in place of his more usual scowl.
"We better get back t'work, but if y'need anythin' delivered, just send me a note." Business suitably plugged, Tal gave a final wave and headed back to his ship to fly on to the next customer.
~fin~
Tal finished his work and, a moment later, so did Liam. He looked almost surprised that both lanterns had turned out according to plan, but a brief scrutiny of the diagrams proved the ex-dragoon's words to be true. "Huh. How 'bout that." He sounded pleased as he rose, dusting off his butt and managing to grab one of Boreal's horns right before she could take a bite out of the instructions. She gave him a look of wounded innocence but allowed herself to be pulled away. "Hey, thanks for lettin' us build one, too. Can never have enough lights with LongNight comin' up!" He managed a lopsided grin in place of his more usual scowl.
"We better get back t'work, but if y'need anythin' delivered, just send me a note." Business suitably plugged, Tal gave a final wave and headed back to his ship to fly on to the next customer.
~fin~
