Melita was in her element here in the primal forest. Tal watched with admiration as she staked her claim to dominance against the vicious vines and frenzied flowers that tried to attack her - and then, even more quickly, tried to get out of the way of her staff. Sticking close, he didn't realize that the carnivorous plants were giving him a respectful berth simply by his proximity to the Honeybee, and he deftly dodged the grasping roots and thorny teeth of those that tried regardless.
He grinned at her answer and Boreal caroled draconic agreement, even if she only understood the tone and the gist of the emotion behind it. Curiosity had surely killed the cat, but it had to catch it first!
The island's name had him wrinkling his nose, however, and her admission of ignorance forestalled his initial followup. "...Oh. Huh. Weird, but okay." Sorry, Mel. Tal wasn't a local and had never been to the Fingers, so the reference didn't come naturally to him.
He followed after her in silence for a little while, attention half on her and half on the island around them, with its endless hunger and current lack of likely-looking orchids before piping up again with: "D'you think Fangorn is related to these guys? Distantly, I mean, but... well, there's some similarities..."
He grinned at her answer and Boreal caroled draconic agreement, even if she only understood the tone and the gist of the emotion behind it. Curiosity had surely killed the cat, but it had to catch it first!
The island's name had him wrinkling his nose, however, and her admission of ignorance forestalled his initial followup. "...Oh. Huh. Weird, but okay." Sorry, Mel. Tal wasn't a local and had never been to the Fingers, so the reference didn't come naturally to him.
He followed after her in silence for a little while, attention half on her and half on the island around them, with its endless hunger and current lack of likely-looking orchids before piping up again with: "D'you think Fangorn is related to these guys? Distantly, I mean, but... well, there's some similarities..."
