He had, in truth, expected more of a reaction to his elucidation on his relationship with Amalia, and when Deimos held his tongue the silence was louder than words. The bard arched a brow but let the subject drop again, amused so long as the mountain of a man was merely shy and not truly indifferent to the baker who blushed at his name and looked at him with such longing in her eyes.
The vampire gourds were, oddly, a safer topic, and he nodded at hearing that they were previously unknown in Deimos' experience as well. The answer to his rhetorical question was far from reassuring and he grimaced a bit but nodded agreement. Time would tell, even if the Fae would not. "There's so much to learn about these woods..." he said with a sigh, but there was a twinkle in his eye, an eagerness to pursue the unknown as he glanced slyly at his companion. "The other thought, of course, is that the gourds were native to the land within the barrier... and now that the barrier is down they might spread out and into the forest as well. We might be able to hire out as exterminators come fall, and earn some goodwill from our reluctant hosts that way!"
An innocent question, asked in curiosity, and receiving an answer as terse as any pertaining to Amalia. Jigano refrained from snorting, wondering what hidden depths there were to plumb here, but Rory himself was an easier source of information on that subject. "Were you able to meet up with Kiada again over the winter, then? Or did she arrive before you?"
The vampire gourds were, oddly, a safer topic, and he nodded at hearing that they were previously unknown in Deimos' experience as well. The answer to his rhetorical question was far from reassuring and he grimaced a bit but nodded agreement. Time would tell, even if the Fae would not. "There's so much to learn about these woods..." he said with a sigh, but there was a twinkle in his eye, an eagerness to pursue the unknown as he glanced slyly at his companion. "The other thought, of course, is that the gourds were native to the land within the barrier... and now that the barrier is down they might spread out and into the forest as well. We might be able to hire out as exterminators come fall, and earn some goodwill from our reluctant hosts that way!"
An innocent question, asked in curiosity, and receiving an answer as terse as any pertaining to Amalia. Jigano refrained from snorting, wondering what hidden depths there were to plumb here, but Rory himself was an easier source of information on that subject. "Were you able to meet up with Kiada again over the winter, then? Or did she arrive before you?"
