The relief that flooded Noah was near unmatchable. Like a breaking dam the lump in his throat dislodged with his next swallow and his smile deepened with a genuineness he hadn't felt in weeks. "No, it's ok." He said, his hand waving away the apology. As the courier's dragon leaned against his legs more like one of Tal's sled dogs than a miniature version of what lived in the Cordillera, the hunter scratched her head.
The shop owner, still roiling and bubbling in his own grumpy magma spat out again, threatening the two men about the dangers of loitering. Noah's shoulders stiffened briefly and he looked at the older man with stoney eyes, but tugged at an invisible line with his eyes for Talyson to walk with him. "The twins are good. Growing and learning and exploring every day. Cordelia wishes we were home. I think they will come back to Halo to visit a little in Flowerbirth." His head tilted some as he let his eyes wander to different establishments as they walked. "Thanks for asking. How is Halo? And business?"
The shop owner, still roiling and bubbling in his own grumpy magma spat out again, threatening the two men about the dangers of loitering. Noah's shoulders stiffened briefly and he looked at the older man with stoney eyes, but tugged at an invisible line with his eyes for Talyson to walk with him. "The twins are good. Growing and learning and exploring every day. Cordelia wishes we were home. I think they will come back to Halo to visit a little in Flowerbirth." His head tilted some as he let his eyes wander to different establishments as they walked. "Thanks for asking. How is Halo? And business?"
