"What good graces?" the bard asked, mostly rhetorically, with a disdainful scowl that quickly faded as a thoughtful look replaced it. "So she used Bastien as a hostage to your good behavior? As she threatened Amalia to try and control me," he added darkly. And as she had threatened Aoife to secure Remi's obedience, only that had finally been the straw too far.
The mutual congratulations circled back around to his current dilemma, and her comparison with her previous marriage was uncomfortably apt. Jigano nodded enthusiastic agreement to the way things were moving too fast to keep up, though he arched a brow in curiosity when she admitted to not noticing the lack of light. Had she gained another magical skill or gift from the gods? But when she rejoined him with light in hand and her smile widened to reveal her fangs he drew in a sharp breath, eyes widening in surprise. "Rexanna, your teeth... you... but how? You're a mage, but Maea said... the Voice told her that it was impossible for those born with magic to Ascend!" Clearly not impossible, for here Rexanna sat, but for a moment his already overwhelmed brain spun dizzily, seeking anything familiar to find purchase upon.
The mutual congratulations circled back around to his current dilemma, and her comparison with her previous marriage was uncomfortably apt. Jigano nodded enthusiastic agreement to the way things were moving too fast to keep up, though he arched a brow in curiosity when she admitted to not noticing the lack of light. Had she gained another magical skill or gift from the gods? But when she rejoined him with light in hand and her smile widened to reveal her fangs he drew in a sharp breath, eyes widening in surprise. "Rexanna, your teeth... you... but how? You're a mage, but Maea said... the Voice told her that it was impossible for those born with magic to Ascend!" Clearly not impossible, for here Rexanna sat, but for a moment his already overwhelmed brain spun dizzily, seeking anything familiar to find purchase upon.
