After two terrifying run-ins with twisted flora Alys had asked for some more training and Tal had fervently agreed. The hallucinations and nightmares had been unaffected by armor or willpower. Only praying to a literal god had saved them the first time. The second, his Dagger had shredded the corrupted tangleweed before Boreal had finished it off. It seemed that offense was truly the best defense when it came to the flowers.
So clearly he needed to work on his offense.
And it just so happened that he had a quest from Ludo to focus on exactly that.
With invisible stabby knives and Alys's magic flying, Tal figured they didn't want to practice in town where innocent bystanders might get caught up in it. The rain had lightened to a soaking drizzle for a few hours, so they'd set off until they'd found an empty bridge in the Outer Islands, its stones bleached white from the passage of seasons.
Or were those really, really big bones? Tal shivered and decided not to look too closely.
"Right, so, I've gotta wear a blindfold for Ludo," he explained sheepishly, pulling a length of cloth out of his pocket and starting to wrap it around his eyes. "But it'll be good practice. If we get caught in th'flowers again, maybe closin' our eyes'll help shut out the visions?" Not the nightmares... but it might have helped against the Tangleweeds, at least.
So clearly he needed to work on his offense.
And it just so happened that he had a quest from Ludo to focus on exactly that.
With invisible stabby knives and Alys's magic flying, Tal figured they didn't want to practice in town where innocent bystanders might get caught up in it. The rain had lightened to a soaking drizzle for a few hours, so they'd set off until they'd found an empty bridge in the Outer Islands, its stones bleached white from the passage of seasons.
Or were those really, really big bones? Tal shivered and decided not to look too closely.
"Right, so, I've gotta wear a blindfold for Ludo," he explained sheepishly, pulling a length of cloth out of his pocket and starting to wrap it around his eyes. "But it'll be good practice. If we get caught in th'flowers again, maybe closin' our eyes'll help shut out the visions?" Not the nightmares... but it might have helped against the Tangleweeds, at least.
