Samuel's defense was as unexpected as it was kind, and Jigano's eyes softened as he smiled at his friend. "Thank you," he said simply. It was easier than trying to explain that she hadn't really dismissed him so much as... well. There had been quite a lot going on at the time, and neither of them could have afforded the distraction, even if she'd expressed interest in trying.
"The Rathskeller?" Jigano filled in automatically, surprised but in a pleasant way. "Well... yes, we certainly could! We can talk until it's time for me to sing. Perhaps you'll see some others you know there. It might be a bit loud... but if it gets too overwhelming we can always go and sit and talk in the Temple upstairs until my shift. Do you want to drop you candles off first, or head there now?"
It was a little strange to be asked about his life when he'd spent several years burying his past, even as he carried its ghosts beside him. There were things he still couldn't share, and things that would be difficult to explain, but the early parts... those, at least, he could speak openly about. From meeting the four who would become his closest companions to the death of his parents... that alone would take half a season in the telling.
"The Rathskeller?" Jigano filled in automatically, surprised but in a pleasant way. "Well... yes, we certainly could! We can talk until it's time for me to sing. Perhaps you'll see some others you know there. It might be a bit loud... but if it gets too overwhelming we can always go and sit and talk in the Temple upstairs until my shift. Do you want to drop you candles off first, or head there now?"
It was a little strange to be asked about his life when he'd spent several years burying his past, even as he carried its ghosts beside him. There were things he still couldn't share, and things that would be difficult to explain, but the early parts... those, at least, he could speak openly about. From meeting the four who would become his closest companions to the death of his parents... that alone would take half a season in the telling.
