"Absolutely," he agreed fervently to Loren's suggestion. "The Guild had a bad couple of seasons there, between Zariah and the blight. It's past time to put ourselves a bit more forward with what we offer and what we do." And it was nice to have someone who wanted to advertise the Guild to help, too. Sam and Amalia had always been more on the quiet side - though that was changing for both of them - and Isla and Caiside and Maea, who might have also helped to spread the word, were gone beyond his reach. He was looking forward to Loren's assistance with things in the weeks and months ahead.
He nodded grimly in agreement to the hope that no boggarts would appear today. They seemed a rare breed, for which he was grateful given his own previous encounter with them.
It wasn't the bard who had called out, but one of the squirrels. At least Jigano didn't realize that Loren had confused the two, so his ego was unbruised as they continued to talk about magic. "Let's try it in Longheat," he suggested to their talk of setting up a healing stall in Snowcloak. "And I'd appreciate if you could. You seem to see them more often than I do." Possibly for the best, he admitted wryly to himself. Kai was very child-like in his outlook, which made sense given his lack of memories, but Jigano had never done well with children. "I'll work at it, too, if I run into them again. As curious as Kai is I think he'd be a good fit, and his sister sounds perfect for us." He wouldn't know until he met her, of course, but he was optimistic for once. Perhaps Remi was rubbing off on him a bit after all this time.
The path curled to another split, and again Jigano took the right before the wolves appeared and frightened their guide into running. He glanced ruefully over at the summoner with a raised brow. "They're just sentient enough to use weapons and tools, so I don't know how I feel about eating them," he admitted with a chuckle. "Though I have no problem at all defending myself against them." When they turned to leave, now, that would be the real test.
It wasn't often that Jigano was able to hand the role of 'straight man' in an innuendo exchange to someone else, and he let out a genuine laugh when he saw Loren's blush, amused camaraderie warming the Attuned bond between them. "Oh, you're very welcome! That new arrival, Abasi... you seemed quite cozy when we were working on the fields?" he teased gently, fishing for more information.
He nodded grimly in agreement to the hope that no boggarts would appear today. They seemed a rare breed, for which he was grateful given his own previous encounter with them.
It wasn't the bard who had called out, but one of the squirrels. At least Jigano didn't realize that Loren had confused the two, so his ego was unbruised as they continued to talk about magic. "Let's try it in Longheat," he suggested to their talk of setting up a healing stall in Snowcloak. "And I'd appreciate if you could. You seem to see them more often than I do." Possibly for the best, he admitted wryly to himself. Kai was very child-like in his outlook, which made sense given his lack of memories, but Jigano had never done well with children. "I'll work at it, too, if I run into them again. As curious as Kai is I think he'd be a good fit, and his sister sounds perfect for us." He wouldn't know until he met her, of course, but he was optimistic for once. Perhaps Remi was rubbing off on him a bit after all this time.
The path curled to another split, and again Jigano took the right before the wolves appeared and frightened their guide into running. He glanced ruefully over at the summoner with a raised brow. "They're just sentient enough to use weapons and tools, so I don't know how I feel about eating them," he admitted with a chuckle. "Though I have no problem at all defending myself against them." When they turned to leave, now, that would be the real test.
It wasn't often that Jigano was able to hand the role of 'straight man' in an innuendo exchange to someone else, and he let out a genuine laugh when he saw Loren's blush, amused camaraderie warming the Attuned bond between them. "Oh, you're very welcome! That new arrival, Abasi... you seemed quite cozy when we were working on the fields?" he teased gently, fishing for more information.
