Tal just scoffed through his own grin. "I'll let Dierdre know you'll be needin' some humble pie t'go with those rum cookies," he shot back smugly. Boreal just snorted a smoke cloud of amusement and trailed after Lilly to lean against the courier's side - and then sit on his foot, trapping him in place while Lilly's bonded said what he needed to say.
It was already off to a bad start, with Sah's warning about weirdness causing Tal's grin to fade and his nose to wrinkle in wary alarm. Boreal's weight on his foot kept him from retreating from the potential awkwardness, so there was no escape at the sudden outpouring of...
Gratitude?
For several long beats there was silence and stillness as Tal just stared at Sah, not quite believing what he was hearing. Then he wriggled his foot out from under Boreal and stepped forward, reaching a hand towards Sah's forehead with a worried look on his face. "Lemme just... take a look. Sounds like y'cracked your head pretty good when we went down." Which was easier to believe than the hunter going soft on him or... whatever this was.
Tal just hoped the other man couldn't see the uncomfortable heat crawling up his neck and ears.
It was already off to a bad start, with Sah's warning about weirdness causing Tal's grin to fade and his nose to wrinkle in wary alarm. Boreal's weight on his foot kept him from retreating from the potential awkwardness, so there was no escape at the sudden outpouring of...
Gratitude?
For several long beats there was silence and stillness as Tal just stared at Sah, not quite believing what he was hearing. Then he wriggled his foot out from under Boreal and stepped forward, reaching a hand towards Sah's forehead with a worried look on his face. "Lemme just... take a look. Sounds like y'cracked your head pretty good when we went down." Which was easier to believe than the hunter going soft on him or... whatever this was.
Tal just hoped the other man couldn't see the uncomfortable heat crawling up his neck and ears.
