Tal flushed a deeper red under the General's regard, but Deimos granted him a reprieve from trying to explain the Celestine and almost drowning and Frey and chocolate covered bananas and--
Yeah. It had been a weird day all around.
He let out a quiet breath when they moved on to the lemons and he followed along with the watering can, ready for the next seedling to sprout as they talked. His nose wrinkled at the name 'Helovia,' not ignorant of the similarities in the sound of it, and sensing that there was a great deal that was being glossed over.
But that was just the way Deimos was, and Tal watered the seed that had been patted into place with a look of fierce concentration all out of proportion with the task. "Do you. Um. Have any brothers or sisters?" he asked, this time a little more hesitantly and stealing an anxious glance at his friend in concern.
Yeah. It had been a weird day all around.
He let out a quiet breath when they moved on to the lemons and he followed along with the watering can, ready for the next seedling to sprout as they talked. His nose wrinkled at the name 'Helovia,' not ignorant of the similarities in the sound of it, and sensing that there was a great deal that was being glossed over.
But that was just the way Deimos was, and Tal watered the seed that had been patted into place with a look of fierce concentration all out of proportion with the task. "Do you. Um. Have any brothers or sisters?" he asked, this time a little more hesitantly and stealing an anxious glance at his friend in concern.
