Jigano only shrugged at Adam's laughter, blue eyes dull with grief and finding no humor in it. He would wear such a shirt if he needed to, but it lacked the pockets tucked into the sleeves of his current tunic, where so many useful odds and ends were kept.
For the moment he would start with water though, and soap, and cleaning the worst of the blood from his hands before he worried about his clothes. He set the lantern beside him, close enough that he could feel it against his leg as he scrubbed half-heartedly, giving Adam a glance at the mention of jail but not looking surprised at having his suspicions confirmed. The quick rush to explain why earned a slow nod, the words tucked away for a time in the future when the bard could fully process them. For now it was just words, words that couldn't bring Caiside back or protect Kiada when he went out later.
"No!" He spoke swiftly, a faint, weary warning edge to his voice as he shook his head, shifting to keep the lantern a little more behind him. "...No. Thank you. But a little water won't hurt it." He wasn't sure he had the focus to explain in detail why, but also knowing that Adam was a thief did nothing to encourage his trust in the other man. "I... did you want to continue your lessons this week?" he asked instead, as much to change the subject as from any true interest. His mind was full of dead friends and monsters and teaching was the last thing he felt competent to do just then, but perhaps it would distract the other guildmaster and send them down a different path.
For the moment he would start with water though, and soap, and cleaning the worst of the blood from his hands before he worried about his clothes. He set the lantern beside him, close enough that he could feel it against his leg as he scrubbed half-heartedly, giving Adam a glance at the mention of jail but not looking surprised at having his suspicions confirmed. The quick rush to explain why earned a slow nod, the words tucked away for a time in the future when the bard could fully process them. For now it was just words, words that couldn't bring Caiside back or protect Kiada when he went out later.
"No!" He spoke swiftly, a faint, weary warning edge to his voice as he shook his head, shifting to keep the lantern a little more behind him. "...No. Thank you. But a little water won't hurt it." He wasn't sure he had the focus to explain in detail why, but also knowing that Adam was a thief did nothing to encourage his trust in the other man. "I... did you want to continue your lessons this week?" he asked instead, as much to change the subject as from any true interest. His mind was full of dead friends and monsters and teaching was the last thing he felt competent to do just then, but perhaps it would distract the other guildmaster and send them down a different path.
