A surreptitious glance to the side showed Tal just how uncomfortable the lady was getting and he grimaced in reluctant sympathy, reaching up to rub the back of his neck as he walked and resolutely looking forward again. Though the name Caelynn dropped was familiar, even if he hadn't seen the woman in what felt like ages... "Lena? From the Celestine? Nah, y'can trust her," he assured the Ancient at his side. "She's not th'kind t'play tricks. An' I sure as hail wouldn't waste time makin' stuff up." That, and he was a terrible liar, so what was the point?
At her further question he could only shrug uncomfortably, nose wrinkling as he thought and thought but couldn't come up with an easy answer. "Dunno. I don't think so? An' some people weren't really, uh, saved? They just... wanted t'become Ancients for... reasons, I guess." Edmund came to mind, and maybe Fox for that matter. It wasn't really his business to pry into what people had been in the past, however, and he kicked a rock with his boot, sending it skittering ahead. Boreal snorted and shot a look back at her companion before continuing her scouting.
"Deal," Tal said with satisfaction. He was getting what he wanted from the bargain, even if it wasn't what someone else might have considered as valuable. When they stopped to examine the stones, Tal considered the bag, selecting a mid-sized pigeon's blood polished stone to slip into his pocket before handing it back to Caelynn so she could choose the raw stones. "So, uh... how long ago did y'wake up?" he asked cautiously, wary of setting off another round of discomfort.
At her further question he could only shrug uncomfortably, nose wrinkling as he thought and thought but couldn't come up with an easy answer. "Dunno. I don't think so? An' some people weren't really, uh, saved? They just... wanted t'become Ancients for... reasons, I guess." Edmund came to mind, and maybe Fox for that matter. It wasn't really his business to pry into what people had been in the past, however, and he kicked a rock with his boot, sending it skittering ahead. Boreal snorted and shot a look back at her companion before continuing her scouting.
"Deal," Tal said with satisfaction. He was getting what he wanted from the bargain, even if it wasn't what someone else might have considered as valuable. When they stopped to examine the stones, Tal considered the bag, selecting a mid-sized pigeon's blood polished stone to slip into his pocket before handing it back to Caelynn so she could choose the raw stones. "So, uh... how long ago did y'wake up?" he asked cautiously, wary of setting off another round of discomfort.
