Jigano tilted his head curiously as she spoke, intently filing the information away with what other bits and pieces he had gathered from Sam. He frowned a little in concern at her numbness, glancing down at their clasped hands, then up again to watch her expressions as she continued. One brow arched in a mixture of curiosity and concern as she mentioned her eyes, the other swiftly following as she explained her new abilities.
"That is... incredible," he breathed, tilting his chin a little as he examined her eyes to see if he could find any obvious physical difference. "I can only imagine how helpful that will be with your patients. And to be able to see heat..." He shook his head in wonderment at such an ability, usable without the aid of magic or technology but simply a part of her now. "But to lose the pleasure of a friend's touch, or the warning signs of pain to let you know when you're injured..." There was sadness in his voice as the enormity of that sacrifice began to sink in.
He looked up at her, drawing in a breath to ask another question, but a glow behind her shoulder caught his eye and he ended up holding it instead, distracted. He squeezed her hand, then nodded his chin every so slightly to direct her attention to the other side.
Fireflies flickered in the distance, bright and dancing through the branches of the trees surrounding the quiet glade. No normal insect should have been able to survive the killing cold, of course, but as they came closer the golden glow resolved itself into antlers that appeared to float through the darkness, the deer beneath more spirit than mortal creatures in the silvery moonlight. Not one but three luxere, one larger and two smaller, were making their way towards the hallowed clearing in a procession of light and beauty, drawn to the smell of fresh hay and, perhaps, the friendship of the two who waited there to greet them.
"That is... incredible," he breathed, tilting his chin a little as he examined her eyes to see if he could find any obvious physical difference. "I can only imagine how helpful that will be with your patients. And to be able to see heat..." He shook his head in wonderment at such an ability, usable without the aid of magic or technology but simply a part of her now. "But to lose the pleasure of a friend's touch, or the warning signs of pain to let you know when you're injured..." There was sadness in his voice as the enormity of that sacrifice began to sink in.
He looked up at her, drawing in a breath to ask another question, but a glow behind her shoulder caught his eye and he ended up holding it instead, distracted. He squeezed her hand, then nodded his chin every so slightly to direct her attention to the other side.
Fireflies flickered in the distance, bright and dancing through the branches of the trees surrounding the quiet glade. No normal insect should have been able to survive the killing cold, of course, but as they came closer the golden glow resolved itself into antlers that appeared to float through the darkness, the deer beneath more spirit than mortal creatures in the silvery moonlight. Not one but three luxere, one larger and two smaller, were making their way towards the hallowed clearing in a procession of light and beauty, drawn to the smell of fresh hay and, perhaps, the friendship of the two who waited there to greet them.
