Scowling at the protest, Tal checked Sah's eyes to make sure the pupils were the same size before Sah retreated. The courier tried not to look too relieved - at the distance between them again? The apparent healthiness of the other man? That he wasn't the only one blushing? - as he jammed his hand back into a pocket and rocked back on his heels.
"Mmm. Look, y'don't have t'thank me. Makes it awkward. It's just... y'know. Somethin' we do for ea--for fellow Halovians." He glared at the dragon who had flopped into her belly beside Lilly and was openly laughing at him with gaping jaws and a lolling tongue. "But if it makes y'feel better, sure. You're welcome, I guess." He sucked in a slow breath and then spoke so fast the words practically tumbled over each other coming out. "An' thanks for helpin' me out, too, today. Now let's go."
Back to home, Halo, and the families that waited for them there.
~Fin~
"Mmm. Look, y'don't have t'thank me. Makes it awkward. It's just... y'know. Somethin' we do for ea--for fellow Halovians." He glared at the dragon who had flopped into her belly beside Lilly and was openly laughing at him with gaping jaws and a lolling tongue. "But if it makes y'feel better, sure. You're welcome, I guess." He sucked in a slow breath and then spoke so fast the words practically tumbled over each other coming out. "An' thanks for helpin' me out, too, today. Now let's go."
Back to home, Halo, and the families that waited for them there.
~Fin~
