"Something in the water, perhaps," Jigano murmured, bemused. For the longest time Remi had been the only Attuned-mage in the Hollowed Grounds, but in the past season it seemed like Loren, himself, Oliver, and now Peter had all managed it, somehow or another, through curses or blessings or other indications of divine favor. Were the yet others he just didn't know about yet? Something to look into, perhaps.
Another time.
The bird was healed and calmed, and Jigano turned his attention to the honey badger next. "May I?" he asked politely, extending the hand not currently full of softly-clucking ningo. If Loren wished, Jigano would soothe away his scrapes and bruises as the other man's past rose to haunt him once more. The bard remained quiet, becoming more used to these interludes of shadow, but finding that with a little patience Loren often shook himself out of them before they devoured him. "With your family? I can believe it," he murmured in agreement, trying not to think too hard about Zariah and her new position within Halo, lest speaking the devil should cause her to appear.
Whether Loren accepted healing or not, Jigano would rise to follow him when the honey badger was ready to move, retracing their steps up the stairs and back through the alley. The crowded market street was a trickier venue, with people moving quickly to get to their destinations and out of the brutal cold, but in spite of his small size, with Jigano's taller assistance to help play defense Loren would soon find that his nose could lead them back to the place where the birds had escaped from, bits of a tundra-wicker cage still on the ground to show where the break for freedom had occurred.
Another time.
The bird was healed and calmed, and Jigano turned his attention to the honey badger next. "May I?" he asked politely, extending the hand not currently full of softly-clucking ningo. If Loren wished, Jigano would soothe away his scrapes and bruises as the other man's past rose to haunt him once more. The bard remained quiet, becoming more used to these interludes of shadow, but finding that with a little patience Loren often shook himself out of them before they devoured him. "With your family? I can believe it," he murmured in agreement, trying not to think too hard about Zariah and her new position within Halo, lest speaking the devil should cause her to appear.
Whether Loren accepted healing or not, Jigano would rise to follow him when the honey badger was ready to move, retracing their steps up the stairs and back through the alley. The crowded market street was a trickier venue, with people moving quickly to get to their destinations and out of the brutal cold, but in spite of his small size, with Jigano's taller assistance to help play defense Loren would soon find that his nose could lead them back to the place where the birds had escaped from, bits of a tundra-wicker cage still on the ground to show where the break for freedom had occurred.
