Bell barked once, sharply, and then waded in to start sorting out her pack once the harassing peryton had been handled. It was going to require time and thumbs to unsnarl some of the lines, but she could calm her fellow hounds and get them settled so at least they didn't make things worse.
Tal breathed a quiet sigh of relief as the antics came to an end and the sled stilled, making it easier to load the second pane and make sure it was well-secured and well-cushioned against bumps and knocks, determined not to let Deimos's hard work go to naught.
Another blanket was obtained and the courier trotted back across the snow to check on the third pane's progress. No less perfect than its siblings, Tal waited for Deimos to approve of his work before beginning the careful task of bundling once more. "When d'you think it'll be?" He was only a little abashed of jumping ahead with his questions, and he was relaxed enough around the General now to not let it get to him.
Tal breathed a quiet sigh of relief as the antics came to an end and the sled stilled, making it easier to load the second pane and make sure it was well-secured and well-cushioned against bumps and knocks, determined not to let Deimos's hard work go to naught.
Another blanket was obtained and the courier trotted back across the snow to check on the third pane's progress. No less perfect than its siblings, Tal waited for Deimos to approve of his work before beginning the careful task of bundling once more. "When d'you think it'll be?" He was only a little abashed of jumping ahead with his questions, and he was relaxed enough around the General now to not let it get to him.
