By this time, Muin had put his chin in his palm and his whole lean against the table suggested staid amusement at the carousing that was in progress; at Jeris' respectable behavior; at Linette's machismo-via-intoxication; at Soji's flattened ears. His rugged, thick tail swirled once.
'What time is it?'
"Way past time," he answered lazily.Â
There was a simple bonhomie in the words. The tone of his voice lacked any impatience or scorn. It was like Muin couldn't resist playing with any words that came tumbling his way. What time is it? Way past time. Way past time for what? What, indeed! For calling it a night? For truth or dare? For the sudden appearance of an angry Opo-opo looking for revenge and retribution?
"We're going back to Hyrstmill for a while. Have to earn our keep and make the folk around here know we're not just two tom cats looking to stir up trouble, pick fights, and poach the forest." He pressed his hand to the table, the first gesture that he was ready to rise and press on to more adventure. For Muin, this was his finest hour. Even if it was growing late. He was a Keeper of the Moon after all.
"Otherwise you guys can find us right here, or at the Sanctuary."
'What time is it?'
"Way past time," he answered lazily.Â
There was a simple bonhomie in the words. The tone of his voice lacked any impatience or scorn. It was like Muin couldn't resist playing with any words that came tumbling his way. What time is it? Way past time. Way past time for what? What, indeed! For calling it a night? For truth or dare? For the sudden appearance of an angry Opo-opo looking for revenge and retribution?
"We're going back to Hyrstmill for a while. Have to earn our keep and make the folk around here know we're not just two tom cats looking to stir up trouble, pick fights, and poach the forest." He pressed his hand to the table, the first gesture that he was ready to rise and press on to more adventure. For Muin, this was his finest hour. Even if it was growing late. He was a Keeper of the Moon after all.
"Otherwise you guys can find us right here, or at the Sanctuary."
