"I live out there, too," Jigano revealed mildly, his poker face firmly in place against the smile that threatened to ruin the game. "And he doesn't really bother anyone. Most of the dragons here are pretty small, though. If you get the chance to meet them... ah, Adam and Phoebe have dragon companions, about Isuma's size," he explained, the grin finally breaking through. "This one, though, is a properly big one. Perhaps you can ask him when you meet him!" The dragon couldn't talk, but he was at least quite friendly. Jigano could personally vouch for that.
Her questions on the Fae only broadened his grin, and she answered at least one of her own queries. He nodded approval of her correct guess, and chuckled at her desire to be illogical. "The Fae are another race of people, not human though they look somewhat similar. Like very short - ah, somewhat short," he amended, considering Libb's own modest height. "Somewhat short humans with dragonfly or butterfly wings. They're connected to their forest home in ways I don't quite understand, but some of them are quite powerful. They live much longer than humans, too, so just because one looks young doesn't mean they aren't three or four times older than you." He waved off her apology with a wry smile, clearly taking no offense. "I don't mind, really. You're not the first to come from a world without magic, and it's always a greater shock-- I'm sorry. Rings that do--" He cut himself off, considering the answer t othat question. "Ah. Nevermind. I can probably guess." Frey licking the wedding rings sprang to mind, and he really wished it hadn't. He shook his head to clear the image, grinning at his adventurous young friend.
"Well, it's a bit of a walk to reach the edge of the Hollowed Grounds, so we should probably start in the morning. We can go tomorrow, if you'd like. Meet here at sunrise and Isuma can lead the way? Bring food and water for the day, and something to keep the sun off until we reach the forest. After that we should be fine." Unless they ran into something they'd rather not, but Wicker Women were easy to avoid and wouldn't chase them, and he doubted they'd see a Cait Sidhe in broad daylight outside of Ludo's Woods.
Her questions on the Fae only broadened his grin, and she answered at least one of her own queries. He nodded approval of her correct guess, and chuckled at her desire to be illogical. "The Fae are another race of people, not human though they look somewhat similar. Like very short - ah, somewhat short," he amended, considering Libb's own modest height. "Somewhat short humans with dragonfly or butterfly wings. They're connected to their forest home in ways I don't quite understand, but some of them are quite powerful. They live much longer than humans, too, so just because one looks young doesn't mean they aren't three or four times older than you." He waved off her apology with a wry smile, clearly taking no offense. "I don't mind, really. You're not the first to come from a world without magic, and it's always a greater shock-- I'm sorry. Rings that do--" He cut himself off, considering the answer t othat question. "Ah. Nevermind. I can probably guess." Frey licking the wedding rings sprang to mind, and he really wished it hadn't. He shook his head to clear the image, grinning at his adventurous young friend.
"Well, it's a bit of a walk to reach the edge of the Hollowed Grounds, so we should probably start in the morning. We can go tomorrow, if you'd like. Meet here at sunrise and Isuma can lead the way? Bring food and water for the day, and something to keep the sun off until we reach the forest. After that we should be fine." Unless they ran into something they'd rather not, but Wicker Women were easy to avoid and wouldn't chase them, and he doubted they'd see a Cait Sidhe in broad daylight outside of Ludo's Woods.
