Weak to flattery, Tal rallied a little at the compliment and almost flashed Mateo a grin at his agreement with the name. Petunia was a good name, dammit! A perfectly respectable name for a tree! Bush? Ambitious herb?
Sapling.
Mateo's well-timed distraction of a second round of jerky kept Boreal from trying to sneak after the Forbidden Chew Toy. She jumped to catch the flipped treat and then flopped down on the edge of the river to lick it a few times before swallowing it whole.
"Yeah... Hope y'get a good grade for her," Tal called back, brain still whirling with everything the kid had said. It had sounded pretty far-fetched but he'd met a couple of demigods or three and was making deliveries for for Frey so maybe it was all true? "I make deliveries there sometimes, maybe I'll see ya around."
Shaking his head and still wondering if maybe he hadn't hallucinated half the conversation, Tal whistled Boreal back to his side and began the long trek home to Halo.
~Fin~
Sapling.
Mateo's well-timed distraction of a second round of jerky kept Boreal from trying to sneak after the Forbidden Chew Toy. She jumped to catch the flipped treat and then flopped down on the edge of the river to lick it a few times before swallowing it whole.
"Yeah... Hope y'get a good grade for her," Tal called back, brain still whirling with everything the kid had said. It had sounded pretty far-fetched but he'd met a couple of demigods or three and was making deliveries for for Frey so maybe it was all true? "I make deliveries there sometimes, maybe I'll see ya around."
Shaking his head and still wondering if maybe he hadn't hallucinated half the conversation, Tal whistled Boreal back to his side and began the long trek home to Halo.
~Fin~
