For once, Tal just listened, letting the vodka sink a mellow heat into his bones. He snorted at Sah's words, but it was a quiet, comfortable sound, without his usual vehemence. He started to open his mouth but Sah's gaze landed on him and the words that came out left the courier speechless.
His jaw closed a few seconds later with a sharp click of stunned teeth and he leaned forward to pour himself another shot as thoughts whirled and tumbled in confusion. Sitting back, he was just in time to catch Sah's sharp grin, and Tal blinked in surprise at the bloodthirstiness there.
But then his own grin stretched, slow and not a little feral all its own, and he raised his glass in a toast. "That's the spirit," he agreed, leaning forward to clink rims before nursing a sip. His head was growing pleasantly fuzzy but, hail, even in the Dark Boreal could get him home if she had to.
His grin relaxed, becoming smug as he swirled his drink, watching Sah like a dog with ningo feathers on its muzzle. "Now, back to those nice things you were sayin' about me..."
His jaw closed a few seconds later with a sharp click of stunned teeth and he leaned forward to pour himself another shot as thoughts whirled and tumbled in confusion. Sitting back, he was just in time to catch Sah's sharp grin, and Tal blinked in surprise at the bloodthirstiness there.
But then his own grin stretched, slow and not a little feral all its own, and he raised his glass in a toast. "That's the spirit," he agreed, leaning forward to clink rims before nursing a sip. His head was growing pleasantly fuzzy but, hail, even in the Dark Boreal could get him home if she had to.
His grin relaxed, becoming smug as he swirled his drink, watching Sah like a dog with ningo feathers on its muzzle. "Now, back to those nice things you were sayin' about me..."
