It wasn't exactly a surprise to hear that Adam had been heading away, too, given his somewhat questionable lack of employment and the name of his guild, though perhaps there was more involved? Jigano nodded tentatively towards the signature scars with a raised brow, asking the question silently so the magpie man could choose to answer or pretend he didn't notice if he didn't want to offer that particular tale yet.
He didn't want to answer other questions, either, which was an answer in itself. Jigano just grinned at the wink, slotting another piece into the puzzle that was Adam Pikely, and enjoyed the company and the drink until he had the opportunity to tell a bit of his own tale.
He hadn't called himself a 'loreseeker' for good reason. Lorekeepers and Loreseekers weren't the same thing, though it was a nuanced distinction. He wouldn't ask any of his guildmates to carry that burden, even were any of them trained for it. It was the path he had chosen, and one he took pride in - even if Safrin chose to slap him down for that pride. He could do nothing about the starry-eyed goddess, but his pride had caused run-ins with Zariah and then Wessex after her. He nodded agreement at Adam's opinion and the frustration of hereditary monarchy, but his lips quirked in a crooked smile as he swirled his cider in the bottom of his bottle. "I don't like to talk about it much, but technically I was a king here for a couple hours, while we were all playing hot-potato with the crown," he admitted, figuring it might come out sooner or later, and it was better for Adam to hear it from him. "I passed it off to Ronin, though. Accepting it in the first place wasn't the worst mistake of my life, but it's possibly the worst one I've made in Caido."
His smile widened a bit at the open fondness on Adam's features, though he couldn't help but feel a little sad for the lost lady now beyond his reach. "Ah, so I should be toasting 'Duke Pikely' for the drinks tonight?" he teased, raising his bottle to do just that.
He didn't want to answer other questions, either, which was an answer in itself. Jigano just grinned at the wink, slotting another piece into the puzzle that was Adam Pikely, and enjoyed the company and the drink until he had the opportunity to tell a bit of his own tale.
He hadn't called himself a 'loreseeker' for good reason. Lorekeepers and Loreseekers weren't the same thing, though it was a nuanced distinction. He wouldn't ask any of his guildmates to carry that burden, even were any of them trained for it. It was the path he had chosen, and one he took pride in - even if Safrin chose to slap him down for that pride. He could do nothing about the starry-eyed goddess, but his pride had caused run-ins with Zariah and then Wessex after her. He nodded agreement at Adam's opinion and the frustration of hereditary monarchy, but his lips quirked in a crooked smile as he swirled his cider in the bottom of his bottle. "I don't like to talk about it much, but technically I was a king here for a couple hours, while we were all playing hot-potato with the crown," he admitted, figuring it might come out sooner or later, and it was better for Adam to hear it from him. "I passed it off to Ronin, though. Accepting it in the first place wasn't the worst mistake of my life, but it's possibly the worst one I've made in Caido."
His smile widened a bit at the open fondness on Adam's features, though he couldn't help but feel a little sad for the lost lady now beyond his reach. "Ah, so I should be toasting 'Duke Pikely' for the drinks tonight?" he teased, raising his bottle to do just that.
