Boreal might not have been able to understand exactly what all of Ru's words meant but she understood tone (happy) and intent (praise), and her tongue lolled out in smug acceptance of the latter. She trotted off with her horned head held high, looking about for likely rocks until she spotted one with a rough surface. Nosing it, it proved to be as light as her previous find, though this one was only the size of Noah's fist. She caught it up in her jaws regardless and this time she half-bounded, half-glided over to Noah to proudly present him with her 'catch.'
Tal grumbled at the traitorous companion, but there was too much fondness in his voice for her to take him seriously. He continued to shuffle about, using his feet as much as his eyes to find the lightweight rocks they needed. Boreal continued to help the other two exclusively but even the courier's sack was beginning to fill by the time Ru called a halt.
"I guess we could..." he called back, peering into his sack dubiously but more than willing to take a break from the mind-numbing task of sorting rocks. He headed over to her, scowling self-consciously at seeing how much more successful the other two had been than him (though Boreal had contributed to his falling behind). "Were you really serious about the water-floatin' business?"
Tal grumbled at the traitorous companion, but there was too much fondness in his voice for her to take him seriously. He continued to shuffle about, using his feet as much as his eyes to find the lightweight rocks they needed. Boreal continued to help the other two exclusively but even the courier's sack was beginning to fill by the time Ru called a halt.
"I guess we could..." he called back, peering into his sack dubiously but more than willing to take a break from the mind-numbing task of sorting rocks. He headed over to her, scowling self-consciously at seeing how much more successful the other two had been than him (though Boreal had contributed to his falling behind). "Were you really serious about the water-floatin' business?"
