Tal glanced over to her with a flicker of a grin breaking through his concentration before he went back to scanning the trees. "Yeah? Things're goin' good with Ru an' the Academy, then?" He was sure his best friend could charm the socks off just about anyone when she put her mind to it, but Alys had a way of seeing through things and Tal wasn't sure she'd be so easily swayed if she didn't want to be.
At the mention of the bow he grinned again and gave a shrug. "They're okay, I guess. Not a big fan of 'em, myself. If somethin' rushes you an' gets up close, it's not real useful. Daggers an' throwin' axes, now... you can toss 'em at somethin' from a distance or fight with 'em by hand if y'have to. But I'm biased," he admitted cheerfully - or as cheerfully as the grumpy courier ever got. "I like 'em because they're good tools, too. Not just weapons. I used t'have t'travel light, so everythin' in my pack had t'be good for more'n one thing." A flash of a pale trunk against the black forest caught his eyes and he angled their path towards it while they talked.
At the mention of the bow he grinned again and gave a shrug. "They're okay, I guess. Not a big fan of 'em, myself. If somethin' rushes you an' gets up close, it's not real useful. Daggers an' throwin' axes, now... you can toss 'em at somethin' from a distance or fight with 'em by hand if y'have to. But I'm biased," he admitted cheerfully - or as cheerfully as the grumpy courier ever got. "I like 'em because they're good tools, too. Not just weapons. I used t'have t'travel light, so everythin' in my pack had t'be good for more'n one thing." A flash of a pale trunk against the black forest caught his eyes and he angled their path towards it while they talked.
