Tal followed Mel's glance, swallowing hard at the sight of the birds feasting on--
Nope. He didn't want to know.
Even though he was trying to stay behind the fiery girl, he slowed his steps to a more cautious pace, leaning on Boreal and wrinkling his nose against the throbbing pain from his ankle every time he put weight on it. The courier took each unsteady step with as much care as he could not to trip again or make unnecessary noise. Boreal bristled, tense and unhappy under his hand, as they moved away from the crows, and the images she sent him were full of fire and the smell of roasted fowl.
A turn to the right, and there was more stone between them and the flock. Tal relaxed a little, loosening up enough for another question which received an answer that brought his scowl back as he recalled a similar story from Sah. Damn, had everyone been at that picnic?
"Only time I've seen it, it wanted to play hide-and-seek in Torchline an' then gave me nightmares," he grumbled. But the memory of Sah brought something else to the surface, and he hesitated a moment before asking: "Hey, have you heard about this war that everyone's gettin' so riled up about?"
Nope. He didn't want to know.
Even though he was trying to stay behind the fiery girl, he slowed his steps to a more cautious pace, leaning on Boreal and wrinkling his nose against the throbbing pain from his ankle every time he put weight on it. The courier took each unsteady step with as much care as he could not to trip again or make unnecessary noise. Boreal bristled, tense and unhappy under his hand, as they moved away from the crows, and the images she sent him were full of fire and the smell of roasted fowl.
A turn to the right, and there was more stone between them and the flock. Tal relaxed a little, loosening up enough for another question which received an answer that brought his scowl back as he recalled a similar story from Sah. Damn, had everyone been at that picnic?
"Only time I've seen it, it wanted to play hide-and-seek in Torchline an' then gave me nightmares," he grumbled. But the memory of Sah brought something else to the surface, and he hesitated a moment before asking: "Hey, have you heard about this war that everyone's gettin' so riled up about?"
