Tal nodded acquiescence easily enough. There was a long ways to go still, and he appreciated having stories sometimes to fill the time between comfortable silences.
Ignorant of Hotaru's own travails with the gods he instead peeked back curiously as she mentioned her own gifts, chewing his bottom lip thoughtfully. "Hmm. Yeah, I was thinkin' of askin' Nature Frey for a weapon soon... Been puttin' it off for ages," he admitted a little guiltily. There were always other things to do and the War had seemed so far away for so long...
But no longer.
First, though, there was Safrin's quest to complete and his eyes widened in surprise at the tail that flicked out from behind his friend. The last of his scowl fading, the courier nodded eagerly. "Yeah! That'd be perfect! Let's do it as soon as it gets dark!" Since he probably had to study the critter's own night vision abilities while he was at it.
A few hours later, as night fell over the riotous jungle...
"What kind of cat are you gonna call?" Tal whispered to his friend, adjusting his goggles and peering at her through the glass. He could see her clear as day... as long as she remained within ten feet of him.
Ignorant of Hotaru's own travails with the gods he instead peeked back curiously as she mentioned her own gifts, chewing his bottom lip thoughtfully. "Hmm. Yeah, I was thinkin' of askin' Nature Frey for a weapon soon... Been puttin' it off for ages," he admitted a little guiltily. There were always other things to do and the War had seemed so far away for so long...
But no longer.
First, though, there was Safrin's quest to complete and his eyes widened in surprise at the tail that flicked out from behind his friend. The last of his scowl fading, the courier nodded eagerly. "Yeah! That'd be perfect! Let's do it as soon as it gets dark!" Since he probably had to study the critter's own night vision abilities while he was at it.
A few hours later, as night fell over the riotous jungle...
"What kind of cat are you gonna call?" Tal whispered to his friend, adjusting his goggles and peering at her through the glass. He could see her clear as day... as long as she remained within ten feet of him.
