His grin widened at her happy twirl, unconsciously caught by her infectious joy. "Halo, the Oerwoud, Torchline... though you can probably skip th'Feverlands," Tal agreed with a rare laugh. "That place is mostly just mud an' stink an' giant swamp rats."
Tal didn't know what he was missing when it came to Sohalia's owls, but he was too pleased at her answer to his other question to catch his social flub at interrupting her. "I knew I liked you!" His grin widened and he stood straight and confident at the wheel of his ship; a far cry from the slouching, morose young man she'd met at the crowded tea house. "Dogs are definitely the best. Boreal was raised by my sled dogs which uh... kinda explains some things about her," he added with a touch of sheepishness. "Back before th'War I, uh. Spent more time with them than other people, too." Which also explained some things about Tal.
Tal didn't know what he was missing when it came to Sohalia's owls, but he was too pleased at her answer to his other question to catch his social flub at interrupting her. "I knew I liked you!" His grin widened and he stood straight and confident at the wheel of his ship; a far cry from the slouching, morose young man she'd met at the crowded tea house. "Dogs are definitely the best. Boreal was raised by my sled dogs which uh... kinda explains some things about her," he added with a touch of sheepishness. "Back before th'War I, uh. Spent more time with them than other people, too." Which also explained some things about Tal.
