When the tasks had been announced, Tal knew which one was going to be the easiest - so long as his partner didn't mind a little traveling. After all, if there was one place on Caido where rainbows could be caught in water without even trying, it was Torchline's famous Rainbow Road.
Soleil's guild being in the region didn't hurt anything, either, and made his frenemy's daughter an easy choice of partner for the work. He could give her a lift to her guildhouse, take some deliveries from Halo to Torchline, and then bring the 'rainbow water' back to the Citadel when they were done. Sol could stay awhile or hitch a ride back with him, whichever she wanted to do.
The courier had dressed for the weather in a crop-sleeved shirt beneath his Vest and pants that ended at mid-calf (thanks to Sascha and Boreal chewing them short on a previous trip). The pounding waves didn't seem as bad here, maybe because the water was so shallow for such a distance around the shores of the southeastern islands, but the bubbling from the geysers was its own constant rumble and the steam made navigation tricky enough that Tal had pulled his Goggles down over his eyes as they neared the mineral-rich waters.
"So, uh... d'you know how much water we actually need t'bring back?" he asked Soleil , wishing he'd thought of the question sooner. He had his travel water skin and a large mason jar in his Bag, but now that they were at the source he couldn't help but wonder if he shouldn't have brought something bigger.
Soleil's guild being in the region didn't hurt anything, either, and made his frenemy's daughter an easy choice of partner for the work. He could give her a lift to her guildhouse, take some deliveries from Halo to Torchline, and then bring the 'rainbow water' back to the Citadel when they were done. Sol could stay awhile or hitch a ride back with him, whichever she wanted to do.
The courier had dressed for the weather in a crop-sleeved shirt beneath his Vest and pants that ended at mid-calf (thanks to Sascha and Boreal chewing them short on a previous trip). The pounding waves didn't seem as bad here, maybe because the water was so shallow for such a distance around the shores of the southeastern islands, but the bubbling from the geysers was its own constant rumble and the steam made navigation tricky enough that Tal had pulled his Goggles down over his eyes as they neared the mineral-rich waters.
"So, uh... d'you know how much water we actually need t'bring back?" he asked Soleil , wishing he'd thought of the question sooner. He had his travel water skin and a large mason jar in his Bag, but now that they were at the source he couldn't help but wonder if he shouldn't have brought something bigger.
