"Hmmm. I guess so. I thought being here awhile would change that, but I was wrong," Toska's smile never quite changes as he says that, for all that he sounds a tiny bit forlorn about it. He watches the direction the children scrambled off in a second or two longer, then turns his head to look at Colin instead. Eyes go to Colin, then to Colin's hand, back to Colin, back to Colin's hand.
Give him a moment, he's processing the hand. First thought is always, always 'do not rip off someone's hand'. Second thought, 'do not crush someone's hand, unless you hate them'. Third thought, uh, Sela probably had a third rule about hands, but heck if he remembers!
Only after that does he reach out and grab Colin's hand. Naturally, it's with the wrong one, so he's gripping from the back of the redhead's hand instead of the palm. Then he just kind of hangs onto the hand, not bothering to stand up or otherwise move. Congratulations, Colin. A troll now has your hand.
"Foolish like what? I wouldn't hurt them. Everyone would get mad if I did."
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Give him a moment, he's processing the hand. First thought is always, always 'do not rip off someone's hand'. Second thought, 'do not crush someone's hand, unless you hate them'. Third thought, uh, Sela probably had a third rule about hands, but heck if he remembers!
Only after that does he reach out and grab Colin's hand. Naturally, it's with the wrong one, so he's gripping from the back of the redhead's hand instead of the palm. Then he just kind of hangs onto the hand, not bothering to stand up or otherwise move. Congratulations, Colin. A troll now has your hand.
"Foolish like what? I wouldn't hurt them. Everyone would get mad if I did."