Right. Fuck this. However shiny and special that eyeball was, it wasn't worth dying over. He'd given it the old Halo try and he'd gotten beaten to hail for his trouble and had nothing to show for it but the bruises.
Tal was done. Greed was an excellent motivator, but not as good as self-preservation and once those instincts kicked in he was gone.
Tal threw himself back towards the fiery gate they'd entered through, glancing over his shoulder once on the threshold. "Lena, let's get outta here!" he called to the little bird--
And then he jumped back through the wavering flames and away from this hot, horrible place where no Halovian belonged.
Tal attempts to GTFO!
Tal was done. Greed was an excellent motivator, but not as good as self-preservation and once those instincts kicked in he was gone.
Tal threw himself back towards the fiery gate they'd entered through, glancing over his shoulder once on the threshold. "Lena, let's get outta here!" he called to the little bird--
And then he jumped back through the wavering flames and away from this hot, horrible place where no Halovian belonged.
Tal attempts to GTFO!
