It's not the years, it's the distance traveled, Jigano agreed lazily with his fellow Old, content to let the matter drop if Adam was. A few drinks were a good time; the bard had learned to hold his liquor performing in taverns across Numeria and was confident in his ability to drink and to know when to stop. Anything else though, that might lead to a loosened tongue spilling secrets that weren't his to share? That he firmly avoided, though he tried to be polite in turning Adam down so he didn't insult his friend.
The pep talk from the snake warmed the dragon from the inside out, just as the Longheat sun was warming him from the outside in. They'd manage just fine, just like they did before I came, he admitted, a touch rueful and a touch sad. Safrin... made it clear that she doesn't think that I'm needed here. That my drive to help people is... unnecessary. He was quiet for a few moments, tail tip twitching restlessly. I don't want to believe that, he said at last, but when a goddess tells you that you are nothing, worth less than a baker or a bootmaker... it is hard not to doubt yourself or your place in the world.
The pep talk from the snake warmed the dragon from the inside out, just as the Longheat sun was warming him from the outside in. They'd manage just fine, just like they did before I came, he admitted, a touch rueful and a touch sad. Safrin... made it clear that she doesn't think that I'm needed here. That my drive to help people is... unnecessary. He was quiet for a few moments, tail tip twitching restlessly. I don't want to believe that, he said at last, but when a goddess tells you that you are nothing, worth less than a baker or a bootmaker... it is hard not to doubt yourself or your place in the world.
