Tal stole glances at Melita's preparations as he caught up with her, eyes widening at the bracelet that became a bow. Magic, and not small stuff, either, always caught his attention and no little envy, but her casual dismissal of the avian predators had Tal swallowing back the exclamation of admiration that nearly escaped. "Y-yeah, me too." He tried to play it casual and act tough - too little, too late - but Boreal snorted her amusement and rolled her eyes and then began to follow the human girl and her gourd again, forcing her bonded to keep moving or lose his support.
'Pretty' and 'nice' were familiar words and the courier took them as a good sign. Mention of rock exchanges, however, had him frowning in confusion. "Rocks? You and a goddess traded just... regular old rocks?" That didn't seem like a very godly thing to do, but then, it wasn't like he had any personal experience of his own to go on. "Huh. Okay, then. What's she done for Torchline?" Now his curiosity was piqued, and at least the conversation kept his mind off the throbbing in his ankle.
He still kept an eye out for the gore crows, however, one hand on Boreal's shoulders but the other hovering near the handle of his axe.
'Pretty' and 'nice' were familiar words and the courier took them as a good sign. Mention of rock exchanges, however, had him frowning in confusion. "Rocks? You and a goddess traded just... regular old rocks?" That didn't seem like a very godly thing to do, but then, it wasn't like he had any personal experience of his own to go on. "Huh. Okay, then. What's she done for Torchline?" Now his curiosity was piqued, and at least the conversation kept his mind off the throbbing in his ankle.
He still kept an eye out for the gore crows, however, one hand on Boreal's shoulders but the other hovering near the handle of his axe.
