Tal was eager to get back in his Guildmaster's good graces, but the lessons of the landshark hunt hadn't been entirely forgotten yet. There was less swagger in the courier's step as he jogged between the runners of his four-dog sled, though the animals themselves had caught the excitement in the air and were bright-eyed and eager as they trotted up.
The axe was at his hip, balanced by his Bag on the other side and the courier unslung the spear from the sled as he listened to the day's plan. Boreal landed with a heavy whump in the snow and ambled over to give Deimos her best puppy-dog eyes while Tal hissed at her to behave - and she ignored him.
Teaming up with Sah wasn't a surprise - or the chore it would have been a season ago, and Tal nodded cautiously in acceptance. He had to stifle a sigh at being paired up with Amelia, however; already foreseeing the arguments to come between her and Sah both wanting to be in charge.
As they separated out into their groups, Tal scowled and glanced back at the Blue team. "I don't have a clue for how to get past Deimos," he admitted. "Maybe we should focus on grabbin' the green flag first?"
"That's just what they'll expect us to do," Amelia informed him witheringly. "And they'll probably try the same thing." The 'idiot' was unspoken but heavily implied, and Tal bristled silently as she blithely continued. "No, what we're going to do is take out both of Blue team's Attuned at once, and then when the General leaves to get them out of base we can grab their flag." She nodded definitively and pointed to Sah. "You're in charge of knocking out the Warden. And I'll handle Tuck. Tal you can... I don't know. Use your dogs to guard the flag or something."
"Yeah, no, fuck off, Ammy," the courier responded with a scowl, crossing his arms belligerently. "What about you, Sah?" And the fact that he wasn't using one of Sah's nicknames was a sign of just how thoroughly Amelia had gotten under his skin.
Red team was off to a great start!
Tal suggests trying to get the green flag first, but Amelia overrides him and wants to focus on Blue team first: she and Sah will take out Tuck and Delia while Tal guards the Red flag.
The axe was at his hip, balanced by his Bag on the other side and the courier unslung the spear from the sled as he listened to the day's plan. Boreal landed with a heavy whump in the snow and ambled over to give Deimos her best puppy-dog eyes while Tal hissed at her to behave - and she ignored him.
Teaming up with Sah wasn't a surprise - or the chore it would have been a season ago, and Tal nodded cautiously in acceptance. He had to stifle a sigh at being paired up with Amelia, however; already foreseeing the arguments to come between her and Sah both wanting to be in charge.
As they separated out into their groups, Tal scowled and glanced back at the Blue team. "I don't have a clue for how to get past Deimos," he admitted. "Maybe we should focus on grabbin' the green flag first?"
"That's just what they'll expect us to do," Amelia informed him witheringly. "And they'll probably try the same thing." The 'idiot' was unspoken but heavily implied, and Tal bristled silently as she blithely continued. "No, what we're going to do is take out both of Blue team's Attuned at once, and then when the General leaves to get them out of base we can grab their flag." She nodded definitively and pointed to Sah. "You're in charge of knocking out the Warden. And I'll handle Tuck. Tal you can... I don't know. Use your dogs to guard the flag or something."
"Yeah, no, fuck off, Ammy," the courier responded with a scowl, crossing his arms belligerently. "What about you, Sah?" And the fact that he wasn't using one of Sah's nicknames was a sign of just how thoroughly Amelia had gotten under his skin.
Red team was off to a great start!
Tal suggests trying to get the green flag first, but Amelia overrides him and wants to focus on Blue team first: she and Sah will take out Tuck and Delia while Tal guards the Red flag.
