The cat provided a welcome distraction, and a chance to recover some of his poise as he obediently petted her and listened to the history of her name. "Mia? How lovely,", he murmured appreciatively. "A good thing she is a girl, then. Or would it have mattered?" There was no reason a boy cat couldn't have been called Mia, he supposed. He frowned a little, though in thought rather than disapproval at hearing that Remi had been over recently, and partially transformed himself. "Hmmm I don't know if that really counts," he said ruefully. "His lion form is so much bigger than her anyways, and if he was only partially transformed she may not have really considered him another 'cat' like her. If she'd met Bobi, Edy's young bobcat, that might be a better test... or even Chunk." The bard sat back, closing his eyes to focus on his own bond for a minute before he tilted his head to the side, the smallest ghost of a smile on his lips as he reassured himself that Isuma was well. "There is someone I might bring to meet her at some point, when we have made it through the current crisis. But only if having another animal around wouldn't upset her."
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05-09-2019, 06:43 PM
Both Remi and Sam had memories taken from them - or rather, had given memories away. Remi's most recent experience with it had been a punishment though, beyond his control, and it seemed almost more of a punishment for those who he no longer remembered than for himself. He might regret knowing he had lost things, but he couldn't truly know what had been lost. Sam's willing flight into ignorance of his past would be something that Jigano would not soon forget, and especially when he realized that any memory Sam had that might touch upon Remi was now untrustworthy and suspect. Even memories that they had together, the bard and the bookmaker. It was a sobering and depressing thought, and the last thing he needed on top of his other burdens, but what choice did he have?
The cat provided a welcome distraction, and a chance to recover some of his poise as he obediently petted her and listened to the history of her name. "Mia? How lovely,", he murmured appreciatively. "A good thing she is a girl, then. Or would it have mattered?" There was no reason a boy cat couldn't have been called Mia, he supposed. He frowned a little, though in thought rather than disapproval at hearing that Remi had been over recently, and partially transformed himself. "Hmmm I don't know if that really counts," he said ruefully. "His lion form is so much bigger than her anyways, and if he was only partially transformed she may not have really considered him another 'cat' like her. If she'd met Bobi, Edy's young bobcat, that might be a better test... or even Chunk." The bard sat back, closing his eyes to focus on his own bond for a minute before he tilted his head to the side, the smallest ghost of a smile on his lips as he reassured himself that Isuma was well. "There is someone I might bring to meet her at some point, when we have made it through the current crisis. But only if having another animal around wouldn't upset her."
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05-11-2019, 05:31 PM
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05-12-2019, 04:08 AM
Jigano nodded politely, though he thought that 'Miles' was more a unit of measure than a proper name for a creature. It was lucky all around that the cat had been a girl, it seemed, for its sake as much as Sam's.
The bookmaker's description of his companion had the bard tilting his head in slight confusion, though he would not be so gauche as to doubt another persons's understanding of their bonded animal. Sam had just said that he had found Mia living feral and hunting bats. It seemed likely that in her life alone she had fought her share of mice and perhaps even other cats, to claim the once-empty bookstore's hunting grounds as her own. It was no wonder that she now preferred comfort and pampered treatment, but any creature that had been raised to live and hunt on her own would hardly be helpless when faced with mischievous Bobi or solemn Chunk. The question earned a brief tilt of his head in acknowledgment as he went back to stroking slow and gently down Mia's back. "Something like that, yes. Isuma is half-cat, half-owl, but she is still small and quite young. She would be no danger to this little lady." He glanced up at Sam from beneath his lashes, wondering if the bookmaker would put the information he had casually let slip together or not.
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05-13-2019, 05:36 PM
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05-13-2019, 08:41 PM
"Not so much 'found' as 'got lucky,'" Jigano corrected, lips lifting in a wry smile. "In Deepfrost I came across a... an ice nymph, I suppose, or some kind of elemental fairy of frost. She gave me an egg, which hatched Isuma." He tilted his head curiously at his friend, raising a brow in mild surprise. "I haven't seen many other gryphons, it's true, but I've read about them in books here. Are they really so rare?"
He nodded agreement that the name was nice. "She's named for one of my friends from my world," he explained quietly. "Isuma... is a brave and wise woman, who stood by my side even in the face of great danger. She was still alive, last I heard of her, but this lets me keep her memory close in my thoughts, since I will never see her again." He gave a sad little smile to Sam's suggestion of a playdate, nodding acquiescence and appreciating the unconscious optimism that they would both return safe and sound for such an occasion. "As do I," he agreed quietly. "I am not normally given overly much to optimism, but in this case... we must hope for the best. I would not abandon you, Sam, and I will not abandon them, either, without knowing what has happened to them."
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05-14-2019, 06:00 PM
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05-14-2019, 09:24 PM
"She was the first, but I encountered a second such creature recently," he admitted, remembering the night beside the river in the Greatwood, Remi and Rory and a group of lost souls called from their beds in the middle of the night to dance to the tune of a creature of water and fire, mischief and blessings. "But... I did not receive anything quite so tangible from that adventure. Isuma is a graceful little creature, though, snowy white fur and brilliant blue primary feathers, with golden eyes and little black beak. She is very dear to me."
Sam's optimism was a painful reminder of what could never be, according to the very gods of this place. From Safrin and the Voice it had been made clear that there was no going back, no return to what had once been. And in truth he wouldn't want to go back, not even for the original Isuma or his friend Hiraku. He had gained too much, learned too much, become too willingly bound to Caido and those who lived there. "Perhaps," was all he murmured, before ducking his head in response to Sam's praise and belief in him. He hadn't realized how badly he'd needed to hear those words until he did, and then he managed a sad smile for his friend that warmed a little at the mention of bookmaking. "Of course," he murmured. "What have you been thinking of?"
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05-15-2019, 10:35 PM
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05-16-2019, 03:07 AM
"It would be inappropriate for the gryphons of my world," Jigano admitted with a hint of his old humor. "But for Isuma the word is a perfect fit." Though he preferred 'adorable,' personally. Perhaps Sam would come around to it once he actually met her. And with luck Mia would like her. He wasn't too worried about the reverse; Isuma liked almost everyone on first meeting, at least unless they threatened him or raised their voice against him.
Jigano was surprised to hear that Sam and Ronan had discussed songs. The Guildmaster was full of surprises, it seemed, and he decided he was bemused rather than hurt that Sam hadn't come to him with such a project. "If I can help in any way, just let me know," he murmured, wondering if the ginger bookmaker had already forgotten of his side job at the tavern. "How would you make a book on the Fae, though?" Given that it seemed like the creatures had kidnapped their friends, they might not be amenable to being written about... but he'd let "There is always work for the Guild's Chronicler," Jigano agreed with a faint, sad smile, reminded again of how so many in the Guild were now missing. "Cornelius was your mentor in bookmaking, yes? I wish I could have met him. What was he like?"
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05-16-2019, 09:21 PM
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05-17-2019, 01:15 AM
"Is there a season in Caido for love?" Jigano asked a little ruefully, thinking of how many ballads he knew. "For war? For drinking? At least, many of the songs I know fit into those categories. I've a few songs for winter, for planting, and for harvest, but most..." He gave a little shrug, suspecting Ronin's songs were mostly the same. He hadn't really considered songs as being 'seasonal' before, and most of the songs he'd heard Amalia sing were more to do with the individual gods than seasons, but Sam grew up here and would know the local music better than an Outlander did. Perhaps there were seasons for such things here after all. "But either way, I'd be happy to offer what I have for your project."
He was even more surprised at the sudden shift from Sam's earlier fear and pessimism to the unexpected idealism and certainty that not only were the missing people alive, but that the Fae would be willing to speak to him in the future, in spite of how likely it was that the mysterious people had kidnapped his guildmates without warning or reason. Jigano hesitated only a moment before nodding cautious encouragement, unsure of how to take this abrupt switch in outlook but not wanting to bring back the doom and gloom of before. He had known something of Sam's past before, from the bits and ends that the bookmaker had shared, the misery when he looked at the painting of his family, his description of their lack of love and understanding. He knew that his friend had been taught the art of bookmaking and inherited his stall from a mentor of some sort, but this was the first time he had heard the man's name or any depth of detail about him. The bard listened curiously, fingers still stroking lightly over Mia's back as he gave his friend the courtesy of his full attention. He glanced away only briefly to give Sam a chance to recollect himself when his voice wavered, but he was proud of his friend when the Ascended man continued resolutely, voice firming with pride in the old man. "I think he would be proud of you," Jigano offered gently. "More and more with every day. Whatever shadow you met in the Spire was likely just that - a memory, nothing more. Though... I never did hear what you endured to reach the top. Would you share that story with me, please?"
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05-17-2019, 06:01 PM
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05-18-2019, 04:50 AM
"Ah, on my world spring - Flowerbirth - is the season for love," Jigano murmured, knowing that he would have been blushing had their situation not been so dire and their guildmates missing and in trouble. "But the theme is a good one, and I look forward to seeing how you organize the book according to Caido's traditions. Something new for me to learn," he offered, forcing a small smile at the optimism and innocence of their conversation.
It couldn't last, of course, and soon enough the topic turned dark and Jigano watched his friend with sympathy in blue eyes. The Ascended had taken the brunt of the Spire's anger, it had seemed, with one dead on both paths while their self-proclaimed leader had stood safe outside, letting her minions sacrifice everything so she could... what? Gloat? But Sam had continued to speak and Jigano frowned as he tried to follow his friend's usual chopped-up vagueness that hid information behind a story with more questions than answer. "So they were like... ghosts? Zombies?" he hazarded about the 'room full of dead people.' "And Zariah killed her... her what? Dead people that belonged to her? But they were already dead, you said..." He tilted his head at his friend, a bit bewildered as he stopped petting Mia and rubbed at his temple. "How did Remi save you? Was he inside the Spire, too?" Jigano didn't remember seeing the alchemist among those gathered that night, but he had been distracted with those who had gone in first... and then rescuing the idiots who had went down instead of up. "And what is 'the Core?'
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