Isla smiled back at Jigano and nodded to him in return. Whatever happened, she wouldn't be spending LongNight alone - if anything, she was the one keeping those stuck at the infirmary company. And if there were any emergencies - gods forbid - at least there would be surgeon on hand with some experience. "If it comes to that you'll be a fully fledged doctor by the time the sun returns," she remarked quietly, her amusement dampened by the subject of her ascension.
As he turned his hand Isla considered his offer of comfort, hesitantly reaching out to take it and forcing the tension in her shoulders to relax. Her hand was still warm, if not quite as warm as a non-Ascended; she was hardly corpselike, something that was still surprising to her.
"I met Samuel on the Bone Bridge," she murmured softly. "He was in my thoughts before I made the decision... but I don't blame you for considering my decision an altogether... abrupt one."
Lifting her gaze to meet Jigano's, she offered him a wry smile and gave his hand a squeeze. "That is hard to say right now... it's been only a few days. But when I... when it happened, the Voice led me to believe that this aversion to the sun may not be insurmountable. I think I would make the same choice. There have been some advantages..."
As he turned his hand Isla considered his offer of comfort, hesitantly reaching out to take it and forcing the tension in her shoulders to relax. Her hand was still warm, if not quite as warm as a non-Ascended; she was hardly corpselike, something that was still surprising to her.
"I met Samuel on the Bone Bridge," she murmured softly. "He was in my thoughts before I made the decision... but I don't blame you for considering my decision an altogether... abrupt one."
Lifting her gaze to meet Jigano's, she offered him a wry smile and gave his hand a squeeze. "That is hard to say right now... it's been only a few days. But when I... when it happened, the Voice led me to believe that this aversion to the sun may not be insurmountable. I think I would make the same choice. There have been some advantages..."
