"I guess it just goes to show that you were right all along," the bard mused. "The more power one has, the more limitations there are on using it... And of course, there's always someone stronger, isn't there?" He smiled crookedly at the alchemist. "Safrin and Ludo certainly seem to have quite a personal stake in taking down the Voice. I haven't really heard much from those who speak to Frey about her, though... and while I can't imagine the big three are happy with an upstart goddess meddling with their creations, I think you're right."
Jigano sat back, slipping his sphere into his hand again and holding it up to the light to wash out its glow. "They care enough to appoint Guardians over her portals, but not to give us further direction on where or how to interfere with the creation of new ones. I suppose all we really need to do is keep the Ascended from shedding more blood in the opening of the damn things, but when we don't even know where they are or how they opened the one between Halo and Torchline, I'm not sure how we can even accomplish that much." He sighed, the frustration of earlier seasons having softened to resignation. "She continues to empower her followers with upgrades, making them stronger season by season while we receive... what? Little glowing spheres that we can't lose. It does feel as though the Old Gods aren't as invested in this as we might expect." He shifted his gaze to Remi again, smile quirking rueful. "Then again, since two of us are 'cursed' with abominable magics, maybe that's why. At least since you haven't been smote by Rae for trying to get rid of your orb and letting the task fall by the wayside there doesn't seem to be any penalty for not pursuing their task."
Jigano sat back, slipping his sphere into his hand again and holding it up to the light to wash out its glow. "They care enough to appoint Guardians over her portals, but not to give us further direction on where or how to interfere with the creation of new ones. I suppose all we really need to do is keep the Ascended from shedding more blood in the opening of the damn things, but when we don't even know where they are or how they opened the one between Halo and Torchline, I'm not sure how we can even accomplish that much." He sighed, the frustration of earlier seasons having softened to resignation. "She continues to empower her followers with upgrades, making them stronger season by season while we receive... what? Little glowing spheres that we can't lose. It does feel as though the Old Gods aren't as invested in this as we might expect." He shifted his gaze to Remi again, smile quirking rueful. "Then again, since two of us are 'cursed' with abominable magics, maybe that's why. At least since you haven't been smote by Rae for trying to get rid of your orb and letting the task fall by the wayside there doesn't seem to be any penalty for not pursuing their task."
