Ronin, being something of an expert in dragon companions, knew just the right places to scratch and Boreal was perfectly happy to let him go on even after Tal gave her a look of fond exasperation. Still, she would eventually free the Huntsman from his obligations with regal dignity and a lick of her rough tongue over his hand in approval while the men chatted.
"Yeah, like... tiger stripe tattoos? Kinda? She wasn't wearin' a lotta clothes so..." Tal cleared his throat uncomfortably and hurriedly held out the ruby instead. Look! A shiny distraction! His own metaphorical ears perked up at Ronin's offer of directions and he nodded eagerly. "Yeah, that'd be great!"
Falling in beside his fellow 5'10"er he stole a glance at the look of marital bliss on that ruggedly handsome face and cocked his head to the side. "Didja need a raft? Place is soggier'n my socks after a delivery t'Hak Etme." Or the Climb, for that matter. "But I've been doin' okay. Business is boomin'. Maybe a little too much," he admitted with a rueful grimace. "I'm spendin' more time makin' deliveries than breathin', it feels like. I asked Safrin t'help with my Goggles last season an' I still haven't managed t'finish all the tasks." He heaved a heavy sigh and then blinked, looking sideways to Ronin hopefully. "I uh... I don't s'pose you've ever been tricked by an illusion, have you?"
"Yeah, like... tiger stripe tattoos? Kinda? She wasn't wearin' a lotta clothes so..." Tal cleared his throat uncomfortably and hurriedly held out the ruby instead. Look! A shiny distraction! His own metaphorical ears perked up at Ronin's offer of directions and he nodded eagerly. "Yeah, that'd be great!"
Falling in beside his fellow 5'10"er he stole a glance at the look of marital bliss on that ruggedly handsome face and cocked his head to the side. "Didja need a raft? Place is soggier'n my socks after a delivery t'Hak Etme." Or the Climb, for that matter. "But I've been doin' okay. Business is boomin'. Maybe a little too much," he admitted with a rueful grimace. "I'm spendin' more time makin' deliveries than breathin', it feels like. I asked Safrin t'help with my Goggles last season an' I still haven't managed t'finish all the tasks." He heaved a heavy sigh and then blinked, looking sideways to Ronin hopefully. "I uh... I don't s'pose you've ever been tricked by an illusion, have you?"
