"Didn't really know what else to say aside from 'Stay Out of the Rose Garden'," the courier admitted with a grimace. "I--" He hadn't really been looking at Sah until the hand landed on his shoulder and he blinked in surprise. The inquiry was... well, not as unexpected as it used to be, and he exhaled slowly and gave a slow shrug. "I prayed to Safrin right after an' she Healed me," he admitted. "I wasn't... doin' real well by the time I got out. At least I lived, though. Seein' that girl die so quick an' messy..." He shook his head, scowl returning. "Brought back some bad old memories. An' not bein' able t'do anythin' about it... fuckin' sucked." He reached up to rub the back of his neck until he realized Sah's hand was still on his shoulder and he shot the hunter a look with brows raised questioningly.
"Careful, I might start to think you care," he teased weakly, but appreciating the gesture nonetheless.
When Sah stepped back Tal relaxed a little again, letting his hand fall back to his side, fingers tapping a silent rhythm against his leg. "Nah, nothin' Ascended about it," he pointed out. "An' it might not have been 'stone' but... I'm not really sure how else t'describe it. Like nothin' I've seen before." He met the hunter's eyes squarely and gave a slow nod. "Relic, maybe. I dunno much about the others, but they've had some big fuckin' guardians before, right? It kinda fits. Dunno if anyone else has gone after it, though. Everyone's been so busy gettin' ready for the War..." As they had been doing, too.
"But, hail, maybe afterwards, once we finish pickin' up the pieces, I can lead us back," he offered. "If it hasn't found it's eye yet, maybe my Goggles can see where it landed." By now the monster certainly had its eye back, but hope springs eternal.
"Careful, I might start to think you care," he teased weakly, but appreciating the gesture nonetheless.
When Sah stepped back Tal relaxed a little again, letting his hand fall back to his side, fingers tapping a silent rhythm against his leg. "Nah, nothin' Ascended about it," he pointed out. "An' it might not have been 'stone' but... I'm not really sure how else t'describe it. Like nothin' I've seen before." He met the hunter's eyes squarely and gave a slow nod. "Relic, maybe. I dunno much about the others, but they've had some big fuckin' guardians before, right? It kinda fits. Dunno if anyone else has gone after it, though. Everyone's been so busy gettin' ready for the War..." As they had been doing, too.
"But, hail, maybe afterwards, once we finish pickin' up the pieces, I can lead us back," he offered. "If it hasn't found it's eye yet, maybe my Goggles can see where it landed." By now the monster certainly had its eye back, but hope springs eternal.
