"Probably for the best," Jigano mused teasingly. "You seem to like taller men, from what I've seen." And any Fae gentleman who might be interested in Sam (in spite of his unfortunate contribution to the Mathair's corruption) would certainly be shorter than the slender bookmaker.
"I wished we all did," Jigano agreed whole-heartedly. "I had enough adventure for several lifetimes on my world. It would have been nice to come here and find a place I could rest..." Not that he'd ever have settled for it, he knew. Not before he'd met Rory, at least. Now, though? Now it sounded wistfully tempting, and he was drawn to following his mate's example and retiring from the world for a time.
Blatant selfishness, he knew, but still. Let someone else shoulder the weight of the world for a change. 'No hero,' Safrin had called him, and would it really be so bad to accept that for a time?
"Mmm. You could always ask the Voice to let you retire early?" he suggested, half-teasing though he knew it wasn't much of a joke. Still, Sam had chosen to put himself at the heart of the conflict with his active support of the Voice, no less than Jigano had done with Ludo.
"I wished we all did," Jigano agreed whole-heartedly. "I had enough adventure for several lifetimes on my world. It would have been nice to come here and find a place I could rest..." Not that he'd ever have settled for it, he knew. Not before he'd met Rory, at least. Now, though? Now it sounded wistfully tempting, and he was drawn to following his mate's example and retiring from the world for a time.
Blatant selfishness, he knew, but still. Let someone else shoulder the weight of the world for a change. 'No hero,' Safrin had called him, and would it really be so bad to accept that for a time?
"Mmm. You could always ask the Voice to let you retire early?" he suggested, half-teasing though he knew it wasn't much of a joke. Still, Sam had chosen to put himself at the heart of the conflict with his active support of the Voice, no less than Jigano had done with Ludo.
