He was just regaining his feet from kneeling to examine a wilted flower when the brassy, confident voice broke through the relative peace of the day. He winced, tensing reflexively as he considered taking wing and fleeing into the Greatwood beyond the barrier scar. It was a tempting option, almost instinct, and he felt feathers ripple beneath his clothes as he teetered on the brink of retreat.
Whatever this is, Kiada's sneering words came back to him then, and he froze, jaw clenching at the reminder.
Isuma was momentarily far happier to see the approaching pair, chirruping a bright greeting to Bobi and eager to show her friend the bright beetle she had just captured, but her companion's mood dampened her enthusiasm and she went from bounding towards the bobcat to pausing, looking from Jigano to Edy worriedly.
Slowly, moving like a man thrice his age, Jigano turned to face the approaching Queen, taking in her (literally) blazing anger. This... was probably going to hurt.
Good, a part of him hissed, but he ignored it for the moment to bow to the woman who had offered him a kingship, punctiliously polite even when he suspected he was about to get punched. "Hello Edy," he said quietly, making no attempt to smile or joke.
Whatever this is, Kiada's sneering words came back to him then, and he froze, jaw clenching at the reminder.
Isuma was momentarily far happier to see the approaching pair, chirruping a bright greeting to Bobi and eager to show her friend the bright beetle she had just captured, but her companion's mood dampened her enthusiasm and she went from bounding towards the bobcat to pausing, looking from Jigano to Edy worriedly.
Slowly, moving like a man thrice his age, Jigano turned to face the approaching Queen, taking in her (literally) blazing anger. This... was probably going to hurt.
Good, a part of him hissed, but he ignored it for the moment to bow to the woman who had offered him a kingship, punctiliously polite even when he suspected he was about to get punched. "Hello Edy," he said quietly, making no attempt to smile or joke.