It was reassuring to see the uncertainty in the other man, his hesitance soothing still-ruffled feathers as Jigano watched him with only a thin veneer of courtesy over his wariness, half-expecting a fresh tirade. It was not insults that came, but a gentler dismissal than the one that had sparked the verbal wildfire in the Greatwood. Still, Jigano couldn't help but arch a pale brow at the mirrored situation. At least this time the other man's voice was quiet and he looked less like a wild animal ready to lash out at anyone that came to close.
The bard waited, holding his silence as he pondered that 'perhaps' that the Launceleyn had opened with, and was a bit surprised when Loren didn't simply turn away and ignore him. His gaze flickered to catch the books that were open on the table behind the other man, sharp eyes catching a few titles in passing. The books on summoning were unfamiliar to him, but he recognized two of the bestiaries as reading he had suggested to Killian and Caiside before. Curious in spite of his caution he tilted his head, eyes returning to the researcher as he wondered just what the man wanted to know. How to summon magical beasts, perhaps? Before he could ask what kind of beasts Loren seemed to realize the difficulty in narrowing things down and explained further, and Jigano nodded slow comprehension - though not, alas, a 'eureka' moment of insight. An animal that could find lost objects? Something other than a bloodhound, he assumed, frowning slightly as he let himself be distracted by the chase of a new idea. Whatever his personal dislike of the Launceleyn - and the name itself had unpleasant connotations thanks to Zariah's rule, even aside from the initial meeting of the two men - the Loreseeker was capable of professional neutrality. 'If you have a question in need of an answer, enter and be welcome' was the motto of his guild, and even with the blight coursing through him he fought to remain true to those words. Whether it was an ex-assassin, an Ascended Queen, or a rude Launceleyn, he would try to do his guild justice.
"Something that could teleport, then, and would be smart enough, and dexterous enough, to open a door? That is certainly specific..." He trailed off, going still for a few moments except for the shaking in his hands before he slowly shook his head. "Within the Hollowed Grounds I can think of nothing that could find your lost objects or teleport in such a manner. My world had blink dogs which might have been of use, but I've never heard of anything like them here. Perhaps something exists in the Greatwood that could help?"
A flicker of humor brightened his blue eyes unexpectedly as he looked at the other man with a hint of amusement at the edges of his mouth. "But why are you bothering with the door and it's lock? Can you find someone to just transmute the hinges and push it over or open that way? For that matter, a transmutation mage of middling strength should be able to turn the wall next to the door into something like, say, a ricepaper screen or something similarly flimsy that you could simply walk through to reach the room on the other side." If Loren wanted the wall and door to be fixable afterwards it might require a little more ingenuity and elbow grease, but even that wasn't insurmountable.
The bard waited, holding his silence as he pondered that 'perhaps' that the Launceleyn had opened with, and was a bit surprised when Loren didn't simply turn away and ignore him. His gaze flickered to catch the books that were open on the table behind the other man, sharp eyes catching a few titles in passing. The books on summoning were unfamiliar to him, but he recognized two of the bestiaries as reading he had suggested to Killian and Caiside before. Curious in spite of his caution he tilted his head, eyes returning to the researcher as he wondered just what the man wanted to know. How to summon magical beasts, perhaps? Before he could ask what kind of beasts Loren seemed to realize the difficulty in narrowing things down and explained further, and Jigano nodded slow comprehension - though not, alas, a 'eureka' moment of insight. An animal that could find lost objects? Something other than a bloodhound, he assumed, frowning slightly as he let himself be distracted by the chase of a new idea. Whatever his personal dislike of the Launceleyn - and the name itself had unpleasant connotations thanks to Zariah's rule, even aside from the initial meeting of the two men - the Loreseeker was capable of professional neutrality. 'If you have a question in need of an answer, enter and be welcome' was the motto of his guild, and even with the blight coursing through him he fought to remain true to those words. Whether it was an ex-assassin, an Ascended Queen, or a rude Launceleyn, he would try to do his guild justice.
"Something that could teleport, then, and would be smart enough, and dexterous enough, to open a door? That is certainly specific..." He trailed off, going still for a few moments except for the shaking in his hands before he slowly shook his head. "Within the Hollowed Grounds I can think of nothing that could find your lost objects or teleport in such a manner. My world had blink dogs which might have been of use, but I've never heard of anything like them here. Perhaps something exists in the Greatwood that could help?"
A flicker of humor brightened his blue eyes unexpectedly as he looked at the other man with a hint of amusement at the edges of his mouth. "But why are you bothering with the door and it's lock? Can you find someone to just transmute the hinges and push it over or open that way? For that matter, a transmutation mage of middling strength should be able to turn the wall next to the door into something like, say, a ricepaper screen or something similarly flimsy that you could simply walk through to reach the room on the other side." If Loren wanted the wall and door to be fixable afterwards it might require a little more ingenuity and elbow grease, but even that wasn't insurmountable.
