The courier flashed a proud, happy smile at Alys's praise before he realized what he was doing and cleared his throat, fussing with his Bag. Boreal chose that moment to return, carrying a fat rabbit proudly in her jaws and for a moment Tal was caught between nodding enthusiastically to Alys's plan and fussing over his companion, the mighty hunter.
When she asked her question he paused, however, and lifted the blade between them to examine it thoughtfully. "They probably could," he agreed slowly. "I mean, I know there's Abandoned out there who can make magic stuff an' even upgrade it." Though at the moment Deimos was the only one he knew of for sure. "But... hm. I think it's 'cause they don't want us takin' them or their gifts for granted, y'know?" He scowled thoughtfully at the pommel stone of his Dagger as he worked slowly through his own understanding of the matter. "It's like... I'm showin' that this is important t'me. That I'm willin' t'put the effort in, too. An' it probably keeps people from askin' the gods for stupid shit that doesn't matter an' wastin' their time." If someone knew they were going to have to do some difficult things to get what they wanted, they were going to be a lot more certain that they not only needed it, but that they couldn't get it some other, easier way, first.
When she asked her question he paused, however, and lifted the blade between them to examine it thoughtfully. "They probably could," he agreed slowly. "I mean, I know there's Abandoned out there who can make magic stuff an' even upgrade it." Though at the moment Deimos was the only one he knew of for sure. "But... hm. I think it's 'cause they don't want us takin' them or their gifts for granted, y'know?" He scowled thoughtfully at the pommel stone of his Dagger as he worked slowly through his own understanding of the matter. "It's like... I'm showin' that this is important t'me. That I'm willin' t'put the effort in, too. An' it probably keeps people from askin' the gods for stupid shit that doesn't matter an' wastin' their time." If someone knew they were going to have to do some difficult things to get what they wanted, they were going to be a lot more certain that they not only needed it, but that they couldn't get it some other, easier way, first.
