If he'd had any doubts about Alys's sincerity, they were washed away in the laughter and the hug that followed it as, for a short time, all of Caido's problems faded into the background. Storms and flowers and alien stars had no place in the bubble of light and joy that seemed to surround the four, cushioning them from the worries of the future. It couldn't last, but it could linger on as Tal squeezed Alys's shoulders and, after a length of time that felt like an incredible forever and the blink of an eye, he slowly eased back to look down at her, pale eyes dancing merrily in the moonlight.
"So, think we could start makin' some plans tonight? Leastways talkin' about 'em? Do y'want the courier station an' your shop t'share a main room, or is it better t'have a wall with a door between 'em? All part o' th'same buildin', just separated a little?" He asked, his mind bubbling with ideas that he'd been afraid to put too much thought into until he knew whether or not Alys would be coming with him.
"So, think we could start makin' some plans tonight? Leastways talkin' about 'em? Do y'want the courier station an' your shop t'share a main room, or is it better t'have a wall with a door between 'em? All part o' th'same buildin', just separated a little?" He asked, his mind bubbling with ideas that he'd been afraid to put too much thought into until he knew whether or not Alys would be coming with him.
