No Good Deed

Sam had, after a long while of contented sleep and laying about in bed (an odd thing to do in the middle of a temple, almost blasphemous and yet he could not bring himself to feel guilty about it) left Remi, who wished to go speak to Isla and do his own things for a while. He was surprised in himself how independent he really could be in a relationship. He had always thought if he'd fallen in love he'd want to follow someone to the ends of the world but actually, time apart made meeting again all the sweeter (as long as that time apart wasn't spent scared Remi might be dead). He put on his shirt and stepped out into the main temple, looking about to the shrine and then -- his mouth opened in an 'o' of surprise as he saw Jigano stood at the doorway. He had not seen him at all so far in Longnight, had been convinced he was dead or cowering in a hole in the forest. "Jigano!" Sam called, walking as quickly as he could on still-stiff joints over to his friend. For the moment their disagreement pre-Longnight was forgotten in his sheer relief at seeing Jigano alive. "Are you a-alright? Where have you b-been?" His own appearance, dishevelled and with bandages on his hands, went forgotten as he approached. Samuel He took a step but then felt tired He said, I'll rest a little while But when he tried to walk again He wasn't a child