She didn't seem thrilled with his suggestion and Tal shrugged, a little disappointed and not hiding it very well. Still, he had hot food, a cold drink, and a place to sit down for a bit; now that some of that food was in his stomach, he was less grouchy and more inclined to listen. Besides, listening to Alys talk meant he could spend more time shoveling stew into his pie hole, and he wasn't going to look that particular gift horse in the mouth.
He didn't really get what she was saying, but that was okay. He watched the little doll move towards its cliff and then use magic or something to walk across thin air. "Sure, but... I dunno. People are gonna have to trust you an awful lot t'tell you everythin' like that. Or I guess you could just stalk them," he added helpfully. "Halovians... we're a pretty self-sufficient bunch, y'know? An' not real big on trustin' strangers. 'Specially not strangers who try t'tell us what t'do." His expression darkened near the end and his brows knit together in a scowl aimed at the wall behind Alys, thinking of someone else. Or maybe two or three someones.
Halo's history of rulers was a rocky one.
He tried to shake off the shadows of the past, focusing on the woman across from him once more. "Have you tried this advisin' stuff in King's End or Torchline?"
He didn't really get what she was saying, but that was okay. He watched the little doll move towards its cliff and then use magic or something to walk across thin air. "Sure, but... I dunno. People are gonna have to trust you an awful lot t'tell you everythin' like that. Or I guess you could just stalk them," he added helpfully. "Halovians... we're a pretty self-sufficient bunch, y'know? An' not real big on trustin' strangers. 'Specially not strangers who try t'tell us what t'do." His expression darkened near the end and his brows knit together in a scowl aimed at the wall behind Alys, thinking of someone else. Or maybe two or three someones.
Halo's history of rulers was a rocky one.
He tried to shake off the shadows of the past, focusing on the woman across from him once more. "Have you tried this advisin' stuff in King's End or Torchline?"
