Tal ambled slowly along the higher, drier ground until Fox could catch up with him, and he glanced back towards the stubborn dragon fondly at the question. He had to scratch his nose in thought for a moment (leaving a small smear of dirt behind) as he tallied up years and life events before he finally nodded. "Eight years or so, yeah. Found an abandoned nest out on the Sea o' Glass durin' my first solo run with th'dogs. Hers was the only egg still warm so... I took her with me. We've been t'gether ever since."
Which included quite a bit of travel around the world in recent years, and Tal grinned. "What with th'portals bein' down an' all, I got a skyboat t'help me move deliveries all over Caido." He looked proud as dog with a bone at that, and nodded confirmation at Fox's next question. "Sure is! Mebbe not so much, since the War... there's actually some green places for the first time in... I dunno. Centuries, at least? But it still doesn't really thaw much, even in Longheat."
He wrinkled his nose thoughtfully at hearing that the new? old? mysterious goddess had a shrine this far from the Climb, then shrugged philosophically. "Think you'll ever leave?" he asked curiously instead.
Which included quite a bit of travel around the world in recent years, and Tal grinned. "What with th'portals bein' down an' all, I got a skyboat t'help me move deliveries all over Caido." He looked proud as dog with a bone at that, and nodded confirmation at Fox's next question. "Sure is! Mebbe not so much, since the War... there's actually some green places for the first time in... I dunno. Centuries, at least? But it still doesn't really thaw much, even in Longheat."
He wrinkled his nose thoughtfully at hearing that the new? old? mysterious goddess had a shrine this far from the Climb, then shrugged philosophically. "Think you'll ever leave?" he asked curiously instead.
