Whatever else his words had done, it seemed he'd successfully distracted her from her wounds for a little while and Tal ducked his head against the flush of heat over his neck and ears, eyes fixed firmly on the arm he was bandaging as he mumbled: "Not really all that much. Just when it comes t' the Tundra an' my dogs." His home and his team; two things he loved more than almost anything else in Caido.
He certainly wasn't ever going to wax poetic about his sisters, after all!
Her own words brought back the fall of the Tower that Finn had told him about; all the lives and homes lost, the priceless belongings and memories, and the peace of mind of the survivors, all stolen away in a few minutes of violence and fury. He swallowed uncomfortably, awkward in the expression of grief and uncertain what to say that wasn't stupidly trite and utterly useless. The mention of the Shrine was a lifeline he seized eagerly, sneaking a glance at her face again.
"Huh. Maybe I'll go back an' check it out when it's safe again. Mostly I've just seen Ludo in Torchline. It's got a shrine there, too. An' it's not so stupid hot this Flowerbirth." The bandaging work was slow and literally painstaking, but he finally finished and looked her over a little helplessly. "You're gonna have to soak these to get 'em off," he warned. "Is there any other place y'need patched up before we get movin'?"
He certainly wasn't ever going to wax poetic about his sisters, after all!
Her own words brought back the fall of the Tower that Finn had told him about; all the lives and homes lost, the priceless belongings and memories, and the peace of mind of the survivors, all stolen away in a few minutes of violence and fury. He swallowed uncomfortably, awkward in the expression of grief and uncertain what to say that wasn't stupidly trite and utterly useless. The mention of the Shrine was a lifeline he seized eagerly, sneaking a glance at her face again.
"Huh. Maybe I'll go back an' check it out when it's safe again. Mostly I've just seen Ludo in Torchline. It's got a shrine there, too. An' it's not so stupid hot this Flowerbirth." The bandaging work was slow and literally painstaking, but he finally finished and looked her over a little helplessly. "You're gonna have to soak these to get 'em off," he warned. "Is there any other place y'need patched up before we get movin'?"
