A smile was more than he had hoped for from the grieving summoner, and Jigano smiled back, first at the luxere and then at the Grand Healer. With a final pat he rose again to join Loren at the counter, leaving Isuma to happily reep and half-fall from Astra's antlers in her excited dancing at having her friend to play with again.
Stilted though the summoner may have been, Jigano reacted instead to the feelings in the bond, and he nodded at the thanks as he started to divest his pockets of small packets. "My pleasure. I've been studying Caido's - well, the Hollowed Grounds, at least - herblore since I arrived. And I'm more than happy to support a fellow Healer, especially one who's also a friend." He grinned at Loren, taking the pots, but before he could call on his magic the other man's unexpectedly bashful smile caught him off guard. Surprise and pleasure flitted across his features at this sign of a healing heart, and he cleared his throat to buy himself a moment, glancing down at the pots with a smile as he called on his earth and healing magic together to fill them with enriched soil.
"Goldenseal, valerian, and feverfew," he listed as he showed Loren the packets and the carefully written tags with them. "And some more garlic and ginger - for medicinal use," he winked. He liked the roots for spicing his food, but they had medicinal uses as well. (Even if that use was hiding the taste of other medicine). "What do you already have on hand?" Extra herbs wouldn't hurt, at least, and as they talked he began to plant the seeds and coax them to seedlings so they'd be strong and hardy for ease of tending.
Isuma settled happily as Astra did, hopping down to cuddle against her chest with small, happy peeps amidst her rumbling purring.
Stilted though the summoner may have been, Jigano reacted instead to the feelings in the bond, and he nodded at the thanks as he started to divest his pockets of small packets. "My pleasure. I've been studying Caido's - well, the Hollowed Grounds, at least - herblore since I arrived. And I'm more than happy to support a fellow Healer, especially one who's also a friend." He grinned at Loren, taking the pots, but before he could call on his magic the other man's unexpectedly bashful smile caught him off guard. Surprise and pleasure flitted across his features at this sign of a healing heart, and he cleared his throat to buy himself a moment, glancing down at the pots with a smile as he called on his earth and healing magic together to fill them with enriched soil.
"Goldenseal, valerian, and feverfew," he listed as he showed Loren the packets and the carefully written tags with them. "And some more garlic and ginger - for medicinal use," he winked. He liked the roots for spicing his food, but they had medicinal uses as well. (Even if that use was hiding the taste of other medicine). "What do you already have on hand?" Extra herbs wouldn't hurt, at least, and as they talked he began to plant the seeds and coax them to seedlings so they'd be strong and hardy for ease of tending.
Isuma settled happily as Astra did, hopping down to cuddle against her chest with small, happy peeps amidst her rumbling purring.
