“Upworlders, huh? I’ll call you whatever you like, sugar, Tyhren, Ty, Tiger,” Noah offered with a shrug. Noah’s Kentucky accent lingered no matter how long he’d been away, and while he could hide it with effort, it was an effort that he did not often care to spend. It left his tongue a little bit clunky on unusual names–or at least those that would be unusual in the bible belt–but he was always more than willing to try.
His lips curled into a grin when Tyhren met Chantilly’s eye, the bird herself chattering with pleasure at the attention and strutting a few steps across the table–like reaper, like watcher, Noah supposed. “I’m sure she’ll happily be your first customer, if you’re lookin’ to branch out,” Noah said with some amusement, and then snorted at the question of his species, shook his head.
“No, I ain’t a dragon,” he assured, nudging at a piece of the man’s crafting with gentle fingers–Noah wouldn’t dare to fuss too much with someone else’s work without permission, but he could not help his curiosity, nor the urge to shift the metal just enough to catch the light. “Reaper,” he offered after a second, tearing his eyes up from the table as if remembering he was involved in a conversation and not just admiring shiny things. The edge of one bound-up wing extended just a little, downy black feathers fanning out a bit. “I’m just the bird, but bigger.” This time Chantilly’s chatter was distinctly displeased, and Noah added, without missing a beat, “Yes, and younger, your feathers are shinier. Do you sell your work, Tyhren?”
"Aye. Upworlder, surfacer, sunlight folks. Yah know, all you folks dhat do be livin' under too much sky instead ah under dah ground like sensible folk." Sure, Ty was a little biased when it came to places to live but hundreds of years of habit was hard to break.
Watching the bird as it hopped about, the dwarf reached a hand to run a finger gently down Chantilley's feathers. "Reckon ah'd have tah get new tools tah do dhat. Aint used tah workin' dhat small. Arms and armor do be more my style, even dhis here jewelry is smaller dhen ahm used tah. Ain't made dhis kinda stuff since ah was ah bump on mah ooba's lap learnin' how tah forge."
The dwarf's look softened a little at the man's answer, though he was still watching the man as he seemed entranced by the metals on the table. "Ah, yer another one o' dhem variety o' dead folks." He did chuckle a bit watching Noah talk to the bird, the whole seen reminding him of the way his sister would talk to the nugs. "Not directly. Got ah deal where ah trade my wares tah keep mah supply o' ale full, but dhat do be it."