Evie's new residence came as a surprise to the bard and he gave Amalia a worried glance to hear her friend so closely tied to a woman who had caused them all such grief. A flicker of a look towards Rexanna to see how she was taking it - of those gathered, only Sam had been left largely untouched by Zariah's grab for power - but seeing their Queen composed he simply nodded at the decision to have Amalia approach the apothecary.
He was far more surprised to hear Amalia suggesting he go elsewhere, a pulse of confused questioning slipping through the Attuned bond. "I can't leave," he reminded her quietly. "My oath to Ludo and my duty to the souls of our fallen Grounders remains unchanged." A promise she knew about, that had been made long before her words to Ronin. He looked back to Rex with a solemn expression. "I will not ask any door to be opened for me, however, wherever you chose to stay. I will not risk others for my task... but neither will I abandon it. I gave my word on this before travel between the regions was open and I would not forswear myself to a god any less than I would to you." He hoped Rex would understand, and that Amalia would as well.
The interruption of the messenger brought a flicker of exasperation from the bard, somehow unsurprised to hear Wessex's name attached. "There are other regions," he said thoughtfully. "I suppose others could have items or magic that allow them to teleport between places, as we've seen in those here." Wessex being the primary example. "The Climb, or the Capitol City to the south. I had brought some information to share on those today," he added, patting the bag he'd brought with its burden of books and notes. "It seems unlikely that a human would be from the dragon mountains or that wasteland Sam once mentioned," he finished with a nod to the bookmaker.
He was far more surprised to hear Amalia suggesting he go elsewhere, a pulse of confused questioning slipping through the Attuned bond. "I can't leave," he reminded her quietly. "My oath to Ludo and my duty to the souls of our fallen Grounders remains unchanged." A promise she knew about, that had been made long before her words to Ronin. He looked back to Rex with a solemn expression. "I will not ask any door to be opened for me, however, wherever you chose to stay. I will not risk others for my task... but neither will I abandon it. I gave my word on this before travel between the regions was open and I would not forswear myself to a god any less than I would to you." He hoped Rex would understand, and that Amalia would as well.
The interruption of the messenger brought a flicker of exasperation from the bard, somehow unsurprised to hear Wessex's name attached. "There are other regions," he said thoughtfully. "I suppose others could have items or magic that allow them to teleport between places, as we've seen in those here." Wessex being the primary example. "The Climb, or the Capitol City to the south. I had brought some information to share on those today," he added, patting the bag he'd brought with its burden of books and notes. "It seems unlikely that a human would be from the dragon mountains or that wasteland Sam once mentioned," he finished with a nod to the bookmaker.
