There wasn't much Jigano could say to that; Ronin hadn't asked for the second child in his life, hadn't asked to relive the heartache of his first daughter's loss. The trials and adventures that should have been his and Aoife's had been given to another, will-he-nil-he, and all the bard could do was send his silent support through the newly-awakened Attuned bond between them.
"Sounds like the perfect leader for the Hollowed Grounds," he quipped of the old governor. "Though I do think Rex is doing a good job. A light touch, and we haven't had any real problems yet. LongNight will be the big test, of course, but her work arranging sanctuary in Halo and Torchline with Neron and Remi will hopefully make a difference this year." Fewer lives at risk, and more alive at the end of the week. Talk of canals had him perking up however, intrigued as he tried to imagine it. "I've heard of such cities, but my land was too dry for it. It sounds beautiful, though. What inspired it?"
"Sounds like the perfect leader for the Hollowed Grounds," he quipped of the old governor. "Though I do think Rex is doing a good job. A light touch, and we haven't had any real problems yet. LongNight will be the big test, of course, but her work arranging sanctuary in Halo and Torchline with Neron and Remi will hopefully make a difference this year." Fewer lives at risk, and more alive at the end of the week. Talk of canals had him perking up however, intrigued as he tried to imagine it. "I've heard of such cities, but my land was too dry for it. It sounds beautiful, though. What inspired it?"
