The not-quite-echo had been a choice both deliberate and enforced. The latter because while his raven's tongue was clever, he could manage only a few simple words at a time. The former, because until he knew what to expect from the stranger it was better to be cautious and maintain plausible deniability of true speech if it became necessary.
The young man's response made that seem unlikely, though it was possible he was playing his own game of disguises. Still, Outlanders had a certain air about them and this one carried it such that Jigano knew he was either sincere, or else a far better actor than the bard could ever be. The reverence was unusual, and he fluffed his feathers up a bit uncomfortably at it, but the young man's cut-off words soothed them down again, the fox-in-raven's-feathers remembering just how strange and overwhelming it all could be.
"Caido," he croaked, the word no echo, but he suspected it wouldn't be familiar, either, and huffed an avian sigh. This wasn't a disguise he wanted to give up after putting so much effort into dying his natural colors to their currently-darkened state, so for the moment he decided to try and persevere. "Portal?"
The young man's response made that seem unlikely, though it was possible he was playing his own game of disguises. Still, Outlanders had a certain air about them and this one carried it such that Jigano knew he was either sincere, or else a far better actor than the bard could ever be. The reverence was unusual, and he fluffed his feathers up a bit uncomfortably at it, but the young man's cut-off words soothed them down again, the fox-in-raven's-feathers remembering just how strange and overwhelming it all could be.
"Caido," he croaked, the word no echo, but he suspected it wouldn't be familiar, either, and huffed an avian sigh. This wasn't a disguise he wanted to give up after putting so much effort into dying his natural colors to their currently-darkened state, so for the moment he decided to try and persevere. "Portal?"
