"Wait, really? ...Huh." Tal's ignorance about Ascended was showing as he blinked in surprise at this revelation. But his surprise turned into a glare at being called an idiot; all the more because he kinda of felt like one, but having the stranger point it out was the worst. "Well how am I s'posed to know? An' she didn't breathe fire on you, moron. She was just sniffin' you!" For treats, undoubtedly. Boreal had long since learned that pockets often contained such things, but her breath was certainly hot enough to give the impression that she had.
Tal's scowl deepened in confusion at how easily the stranger seemed to hand him the point and then faded in surprise at the unexpected offer. "Well, uh..." He wriggled a little, this time trying to dislodge a rock from beneath his hip and then huffed an exasperated sigh. "Boreal, please!."
As if she'd been waiting for the magic word the dragon let out a smoky chortle and shifted with a great deal more care for her talons than a dog would have had. She was almost dainty as she stepped off of Bart and gave herself a contented shake beside the two men.
Tal sighed in relief as some of the weight came off him and he remembered what the other man had asked. "I'm lookin' for snow moss," he admitted, a little gruffly. "Heard these woods were the place for it."
Tal's scowl deepened in confusion at how easily the stranger seemed to hand him the point and then faded in surprise at the unexpected offer. "Well, uh..." He wriggled a little, this time trying to dislodge a rock from beneath his hip and then huffed an exasperated sigh. "Boreal, please!."
As if she'd been waiting for the magic word the dragon let out a smoky chortle and shifted with a great deal more care for her talons than a dog would have had. She was almost dainty as she stepped off of Bart and gave herself a contented shake beside the two men.
Tal sighed in relief as some of the weight came off him and he remembered what the other man had asked. "I'm lookin' for snow moss," he admitted, a little gruffly. "Heard these woods were the place for it."
