"Some Ascended upgrades seem able to mimic some Abandoned abilities," Jigano answered with a shrug. "Similar effects, at least, though from a different source." Whether that was what was happening with the monsters, well, he had notes from a different and far older journal that seemed to indicate that was the case with the Ascended Remnants, but unless they could capture one this year there was no easier way to confirm it.
It wasn't like the Voice was offering any assistance, and she was the one who would know best.
The bard nodded gratefully at hearing that Loren would stay in contact with him. They both had scholarly minds and a fierce desire to learn and know more that he hoped would build a bridge between them at some point, from colleagues to friends...
In spite of Loren's family ties and Jigano's own corrupted blood.
"Thank you," he said, sincerity cutting through the darkness that lingered tenaciously in his heart, finding a weary smile for the mage as they rose to finish their current task. There would be time enough another day to complete what they had begun...
He hoped. LongNight was coming on far too fast to count anything certain anymore.
It wasn't like the Voice was offering any assistance, and she was the one who would know best.
The bard nodded gratefully at hearing that Loren would stay in contact with him. They both had scholarly minds and a fierce desire to learn and know more that he hoped would build a bridge between them at some point, from colleagues to friends...
In spite of Loren's family ties and Jigano's own corrupted blood.
"Thank you," he said, sincerity cutting through the darkness that lingered tenaciously in his heart, finding a weary smile for the mage as they rose to finish their current task. There would be time enough another day to complete what they had begun...
He hoped. LongNight was coming on far too fast to count anything certain anymore.
