He heard the footsteps distantly, caught up in the journal he’d found for the moment, scanning and putting the images to memory. There was a chance it was just a nurse passing by, after all, but a sultry voice purred out nearby and he raised his gaze in mild surprise at the interruption.
And oh, what an interruption it was. Slim, handsome, perhaps a little older than him, though not by much…short and laying it on so thick he was going to need one of Deimos’s face masks just to breathe in another minute. Even in the depths of grief for his lost friends and the stress of LongNight he found the energy to arch a pale brow at Amun ‘s unsubtle flirtation, wracking his memory for a name to put with the face…
”An introduction would be a good place to start,” he said mildly. ”A little more effort in your nicknames would be ano—“ He cut off as a second man approached, pale where the first man was dark, of middling height and similar age. Another stranger, but at least this one wasn’t quite so hormonal. The white haired man nodded soberly to the question, watchingAonghas ‘s shift in posture curiously.
Well. This was turning into a proper party – if such a thing were possible on LongNight. Jigano tucked the folio into his belt beside the white lantern that glowed on a hook there, and offered both men a shallow bow. ”I did indeed,” he answered as he rose. ”I don’t believe I’ve made either of your acquaintances before. My name is Jigano, master of the Loreseekers Guild. And I would guess you are both recent arrivals to Caido?” He might not have his fingers in as many pies as he used to, but he still had a good eye for telling apart those who had lived within the barrier all their lives and those who had never known it.
And oh, what an interruption it was. Slim, handsome, perhaps a little older than him, though not by much…
”An introduction would be a good place to start,” he said mildly. ”A little more effort in your nicknames would be ano—“ He cut off as a second man approached, pale where the first man was dark, of middling height and similar age. Another stranger, but at least this one wasn’t quite so hormonal. The white haired man nodded soberly to the question, watching
Well. This was turning into a proper party – if such a thing were possible on LongNight. Jigano tucked the folio into his belt beside the white lantern that glowed on a hook there, and offered both men a shallow bow. ”I did indeed,” he answered as he rose. ”I don’t believe I’ve made either of your acquaintances before. My name is Jigano, master of the Loreseekers Guild. And I would guess you are both recent arrivals to Caido?” He might not have his fingers in as many pies as he used to, but he still had a good eye for telling apart those who had lived within the barrier all their lives and those who had never known it.
