He accepted the water skin back and took another small drink before returning it to his belt for safe-keeping. "Wait... what?" He blinked at her correction and dug the map out of his pack as introductions were made and Boreal snorted in annoyance, stopping his searches with large, heavy jaws clamped gently around his wrist.
Tal tugged futilely and glared down at the dragon. "Hey! Bor--oh." He couldn't reach up to rub the back of his neck so he settled for scowling in a generally awkward manner as he continued to lean down on the dragon's shoulders. "This is Boreal," he introduced the dragon, who promptly snorted a contented smoke ring and released his hand. She peered curiously at the lively little gourd as Tal went back to fishing out the parchment and showing it to Melita.
"Looks like a waterfall t'me." Indeed, the markings on the map seemed to indicate as much.
But only about half the map was correct, it would quickly be obvious to anyone who'd spent any time in the Climb at all.
Tal tugged futilely and glared down at the dragon. "Hey! Bor--oh." He couldn't reach up to rub the back of his neck so he settled for scowling in a generally awkward manner as he continued to lean down on the dragon's shoulders. "This is Boreal," he introduced the dragon, who promptly snorted a contented smoke ring and released his hand. She peered curiously at the lively little gourd as Tal went back to fishing out the parchment and showing it to Melita.
"Looks like a waterfall t'me." Indeed, the markings on the map seemed to indicate as much.
But only about half the map was correct, it would quickly be obvious to anyone who'd spent any time in the Climb at all.
