31.Jan.12, 11:25 PM
"It was more Talerian that I would avoid spending time with," Talian remarked carelessly. He frowned and pursed his lips, as if hoping that clenching them shut would reclaim the words he'd already spoken. He'd avoided talking about his father so far, even though he was something of a cancer on Talian's life. If he had one thing to be happy about now, it's that Talerian would never, ever get his teeth in the boy again.
He accepted the bottle and continued to sip away at it. Erisi's little song was brief, but quite pleasing to the healer's ear. He wasn't around harpers back at home. Their songs, according to his instructors, were useless. A boy like Talian needed to focus on pure academics, not frivolous stories. After a flickering moment of hesitation, Talian smiled. It was a tipsy smile, but a smile just the same.
"Your voice is nice," he said. His trained ears detected his own slight slur, but he didn't pay it any mind. He picked up on something in Erisi, something uncharacteristically humbled and calm about him. Erisi didn't seem the type to act this way. Had Talian read him wrong? Or was something else going on?
Not knowing what he was saying, he just smiled again. "...More would be lovely," said the wine.
He accepted the bottle and continued to sip away at it. Erisi's little song was brief, but quite pleasing to the healer's ear. He wasn't around harpers back at home. Their songs, according to his instructors, were useless. A boy like Talian needed to focus on pure academics, not frivolous stories. After a flickering moment of hesitation, Talian smiled. It was a tipsy smile, but a smile just the same.
"Your voice is nice," he said. His trained ears detected his own slight slur, but he didn't pay it any mind. He picked up on something in Erisi, something uncharacteristically humbled and calm about him. Erisi didn't seem the type to act this way. Had Talian read him wrong? Or was something else going on?
Not knowing what he was saying, he just smiled again. "...More would be lovely," said the wine.