Tal listened and nodded to show she had his attention when she looked at him, but otherwise he stayed quiet and let Cordelia do the talking. His fingers worked over his lantern, checking the fit of the wooden slats and pressing the structure onto the lightweight base with its wire for holding a candle. A few more pieces of slender wire bent and twisted easily into a handle from which the Leafchange creation could hang.
He looked over at Cordelia's sigh, and offered a sad, lopsided little smile. "Wish I could have met her." He looked down at his lantern, slowly turning it over in his hands. "But I'm glad I got to meet you and hear about her, at least." With a sigh he rose and began to put the remaining supplies away. "I gotta get going but... thanks. For bein' here today." Awkward as always, Tal flashed her a rueful grin and headed out to take his lantern home.
~Fin~
He looked over at Cordelia's sigh, and offered a sad, lopsided little smile. "Wish I could have met her." He looked down at his lantern, slowly turning it over in his hands. "But I'm glad I got to meet you and hear about her, at least." With a sigh he rose and began to put the remaining supplies away. "I gotta get going but... thanks. For bein' here today." Awkward as always, Tal flashed her a rueful grin and headed out to take his lantern home.
~Fin~
