Jigano was more careful sipping at his own tea, but the smell of apples and cinnamon was a pleasant aroma in the air and he inhaled it appreciatively. Isuma settled down as Melinoe took her tea in hand, the gryphlet not needing her companion's gentle warning to not jostle their guest now that she had a hot liquid in hand.
"Ah, well, therein lies the problem." Jigano smiled crookedly at the little witch's enthusiasm. "Though your instincts are those of a Loreseeker, and I commend them. But the self-annointed, self-styled new Tyrant in town has forbidden anyone to go into the Greatwood. Which is something of a problem for those like myself." He nodded towards the books on the table that he had collected when she had arrived. "Arduinna, a Fae of great age and power, has accepted my help in searching through the human archives here to try and find a record of such a disease in this world's past. Or at least, this corner of the world," he admitted wryly. "Most books don't even go back as far as the raising of the barrier three hundred years ago, but I promised I would try." He hesitated for a moment, tilting his head - and a silver brow - at Mel consideringly.
"Though... if you're going to be doing a lot of reading in the near future... I could use a second pair of eyes on the texts," he suggested tentatively.
"Ah, well, therein lies the problem." Jigano smiled crookedly at the little witch's enthusiasm. "Though your instincts are those of a Loreseeker, and I commend them. But the self-annointed, self-styled new Tyrant in town has forbidden anyone to go into the Greatwood. Which is something of a problem for those like myself." He nodded towards the books on the table that he had collected when she had arrived. "Arduinna, a Fae of great age and power, has accepted my help in searching through the human archives here to try and find a record of such a disease in this world's past. Or at least, this corner of the world," he admitted wryly. "Most books don't even go back as far as the raising of the barrier three hundred years ago, but I promised I would try." He hesitated for a moment, tilting his head - and a silver brow - at Mel consideringly.
"Though... if you're going to be doing a lot of reading in the near future... I could use a second pair of eyes on the texts," he suggested tentatively.
