Tal scowled more deeply at being made fun of, but standing on the back of his sled out beneath the open sky lent a certain confident poise to the young man, and he resisted crossing his arms or chucking anything at the annoying woman.
For now.
He hmphed softly as she cooed at his dogs, but didn't seem to mind her giving them their rightful due.
"Could," Tal agreed, blithely unaware that he was being had. "Did the Pale Lady put you up to it?" A name dropped with considerable respect and a hush of his own as he glanced uneasily around the moonlight Sea.
For now.
He hmphed softly as she cooed at his dogs, but didn't seem to mind her giving them their rightful due.
"Could," Tal agreed, blithely unaware that he was being had. "Did the Pale Lady put you up to it?" A name dropped with considerable respect and a hush of his own as he glanced uneasily around the moonlight Sea.
