They say blood makes you related but
loyalty makes you family
When Sunjata mentioned that his homeland was far more advanced than the Hollowed Grounds, Loren tilted his head, curiosity writ large on the Launceleyn’s features. ”Oh? How so?” Normally, the summoner tried to avoid learning about other worlds, since it just gave him a headache. However, learning about technology might give him useful ideas for object that could be created in Caido, even without the full knowledge of how they worked. Magic was useful like that.
It was clear from the way the other man spoke that he was still trying to wrap his mind around his love’s return. ”Well, that’s a miracle. And no odder than anything else in Caido. It isn’t as if we haven’t seen resurrections around here before, and at least this one seems unequivocally good. How’s she handling the transition?” Loren almost asked how Sunjata was dealing with it, but the summoner held himself back at the last minute. It seemed too intimate a question to ask someone who was barely an acquaintance.
Speaking of people he didn’t know, great, Loren was offending total strangers now. The bartender popped over as the Launceleyn made a tasteless joke, and the summoner found himself flushing from embarrassment and maybe just a bit from the alcohol. Before he could say anything, however, Sunjata rescued the summoner. Still, Loren needed to apologize. ”Sorry! I didn’t mean any offense, uh, Ezra. And yes, yes, you’re doing a fabulous job. ” Hopefully that would placate the bartender, since the summoner really couldn’t afford to make any more enemies. To prevent himself from making even more of a fool of himself, Loren tossed back the last of his drink.
It was clear from the way the other man spoke that he was still trying to wrap his mind around his love’s return. ”Well, that’s a miracle. And no odder than anything else in Caido. It isn’t as if we haven’t seen resurrections around here before, and at least this one seems unequivocally good. How’s she handling the transition?” Loren almost asked how Sunjata was dealing with it, but the summoner held himself back at the last minute. It seemed too intimate a question to ask someone who was barely an acquaintance.
Speaking of people he didn’t know, great, Loren was offending total strangers now. The bartender popped over as the Launceleyn made a tasteless joke, and the summoner found himself flushing from embarrassment and maybe just a bit from the alcohol. Before he could say anything, however, Sunjata rescued the summoner. Still, Loren needed to apologize. ”Sorry! I didn’t mean any offense, uh, Ezra. And yes, yes, you’re doing a fabulous job. ” Hopefully that would placate the bartender, since the summoner really couldn’t afford to make any more enemies. To prevent himself from making even more of a fool of himself, Loren tossed back the last of his drink.
LOREN
