The courier also arrived on a sled, but his was pulled by his team of dogs while he rode the runners and occasionally pushed from behind. The hounds barked excitedly at the scent of bear, and then barked more in confusion when the bear-scent turned into man-scent, but the steady lead dog kept them all pulling in tandem until Tal gave the calls to halt and set the snow brake to slow them down so they slid to a graceful halt at the assigned meeting place.
"Hey Deimos! Hey Noah!" he called, waving to the men who had arrived before him. Hopping off the sled, he first went among the dogs to distribute scratches and treats while Boreal spiraled lazily down from overhead to rumble a friendly bass greeting to the other companions.
"I brought food and beer for later," he revealed cheerfully, patting the contents of his own sled; plenty to feed all of those who had gathered to help. "Figured we'd be at it all day. Brought most of my woodworkin' tools, too." Most of those were tucked into his Bag of Holding, but the larger elements that could be disassembled on short notice were carefully loaded on the sled as well.
Tal brings everything on his profile, his companion, most of the tools from his wordworking shop, enough stew, bread, and beer in variously insulated tureens and containers to feed two dozen people, as well as his glaive, 5 throwing axes, and a long, sturdy rope.
"Hey Deimos! Hey Noah!" he called, waving to the men who had arrived before him. Hopping off the sled, he first went among the dogs to distribute scratches and treats while Boreal spiraled lazily down from overhead to rumble a friendly bass greeting to the other companions.
"I brought food and beer for later," he revealed cheerfully, patting the contents of his own sled; plenty to feed all of those who had gathered to help. "Figured we'd be at it all day. Brought most of my woodworkin' tools, too." Most of those were tucked into his Bag of Holding, but the larger elements that could be disassembled on short notice were carefully loaded on the sled as well.
Tal brings everything on his profile, his companion, most of the tools from his wordworking shop, enough stew, bread, and beer in variously insulated tureens and containers to feed two dozen people, as well as his glaive, 5 throwing axes, and a long, sturdy rope.
