( She exhales a short breath of laughter. It's not a mirthful thing, nor is it incredulous. It just has the resigned quality of of course. Of course she is Talonhold, now. )
You were?
( As is, and what are you doing now? It's a poor attempt at humour that, again, lacks mirth.
After only a short pause, she carries on. The shortness of the pause does not bely the gossip she has heard, or the turmoil that she feels, or the utter joke that was this polite conversation after Satinalia. )
I can shoe a horse. ( Travelling with merchants meant that was a skill she had reason to keep up with, even if blades and weapons were her focus. )
no subject
You were?
( As is, and what are you doing now? It's a poor attempt at humour that, again, lacks mirth.
After only a short pause, she carries on. The shortness of the pause does not bely the gossip she has heard, or the turmoil that she feels, or the utter joke that was this polite conversation after Satinalia. )
I can shoe a horse. ( Travelling with merchants meant that was a skill she had reason to keep up with, even if blades and weapons were her focus. )