To be sure, Tal hadn't really understood the cards or what Alys did with them. And maybe they were destined to be nothing more than ships passing in the night, together just this once and then swept apart by the foibles of Caido and the complexities of their own lives. But she'd seemed genuinely passionate about her dream of offering guidance to others and there wasn't any harm in listening to what she had to say. Maybe she'd have some insights that would help! Or at worst, he'd just spend a little longer in the warm comfort of the tavern.
He felt a little weird about it, but what the hail. When Alys perked up he was happy that he'd done it, and he gave her question some genuine thought while he watched the mouse through his Goggles, distractedly noting its ghostly aura of illusion at this distance. "Um. Hmm. Well... I'm thinkin' of expandin' my courier business t'Torchline. Settin' up a permanent place there for deliveries t'be picked up an' stuff. So... advice on that, I guess?"
He felt a little weird about it, but what the hail. When Alys perked up he was happy that he'd done it, and he gave her question some genuine thought while he watched the mouse through his Goggles, distractedly noting its ghostly aura of illusion at this distance. "Um. Hmm. Well... I'm thinkin' of expandin' my courier business t'Torchline. Settin' up a permanent place there for deliveries t'be picked up an' stuff. So... advice on that, I guess?"
