Tal was roasting. On previous occasions he'd stripped down to shirtsleeves when he'd had to pass through the Climb, but since he was planning on provoking trouble today he was wearing gloves of a thick, heavy leather that covered him up to the elbows.
And made it hell to wipe away the sweat soaking through the headband on his brow that was meant to keep his hair out of his eyes.
"Spear," he answered his guildmaster promptly before reaching down to pat the axe. "This is for if somethin' goes wrong an' it gets too close." Which wasn't the plan, but sometimes shit happened. A backup plan didn't hurt, at least.
The other query had him pausing and then scowling, reaching up to try and rub at the back of his neck and failing miserably due to the heavy glove on his hand. "Uh... stay in hiding an' try again at a different pit?" It was mostly an answer and only a little bit of a question before he drew a deeper breath (and smothered a cough). "Unless the second one comes out when I'm already dealin' with the first. Then... could you distract it?"
Because having a second person along meant he could ask for help when he got in over his head.
And made it hell to wipe away the sweat soaking through the headband on his brow that was meant to keep his hair out of his eyes.
"Spear," he answered his guildmaster promptly before reaching down to pat the axe. "This is for if somethin' goes wrong an' it gets too close." Which wasn't the plan, but sometimes shit happened. A backup plan didn't hurt, at least.
The other query had him pausing and then scowling, reaching up to try and rub at the back of his neck and failing miserably due to the heavy glove on his hand. "Uh... stay in hiding an' try again at a different pit?" It was mostly an answer and only a little bit of a question before he drew a deeper breath (and smothered a cough). "Unless the second one comes out when I'm already dealin' with the first. Then... could you distract it?"
Because having a second person along meant he could ask for help when he got in over his head.
