Rance was wary for a moment when the large feline entered the clearing -- spotted again, was that just common for the cats here? -- though the packs clued him in to her not being a wild animal. The voice across the bond a second later had him relaxing significantly. The burnished cat that followed that transformed into a woman brought a grin to his face. More shifters -- attuned -- and this time in a setting where he knew enough to appreciate it.
He accepted Lily's hand with a short, "Same", though he didn't return her once-over and just barely held back a slightly dismissive sneer at the look. This was neither the time, nor place to be snippy for something so small.
He offered a nod to Amalia as well. "She?" he asked in lieu of an actual greeting. "Is the Spark Bird intelligent?"
Once introductions and greetings had been traded, Jigano listed what needed to be done. Rance shrugged and offered, "I can take care of the bait. Haven't done a lot of fishing, but I'm not squeamish." He wasn't go to cringe from getting his hands dirty. He dropped down on one of the odd stumps that had been cleared for them to sit on and began putting bits of meat on the hooks, readying them to be tied to lines and dropped into icy holes.
He accepted Lily's hand with a short, "Same", though he didn't return her once-over and just barely held back a slightly dismissive sneer at the look. This was neither the time, nor place to be snippy for something so small.
He offered a nod to Amalia as well. "She?" he asked in lieu of an actual greeting. "Is the Spark Bird intelligent?"
Once introductions and greetings had been traded, Jigano listed what needed to be done. Rance shrugged and offered, "I can take care of the bait. Haven't done a lot of fishing, but I'm not squeamish." He wasn't go to cringe from getting his hands dirty. He dropped down on one of the odd stumps that had been cleared for them to sit on and began putting bits of meat on the hooks, readying them to be tied to lines and dropped into icy holes.
