Jigano shook his head quickly to forestall Remi's apology, murmuring softly. "No, it's alright..." But the alchemist was speaking again, offering more of Northhaven's lore, and then story of his mother which had the bard's eyes widening in recognition. He bit his lip, letting the other man speak, and finally exhaling soft sympathy as he watched Remi's restlessness at reliving the painful memory.
"I'm sorry I brought that up again," he offered, voice quiet. "I do remember you telling me some of that story when we first met. About Ludo and your mother and the lion, at least. Not what Ludo required you to do, however. And I thought the ability to shift into a second animal was miraculous enough... I don't remember you mentioning the magic, though I may have been distracted by everything else I was learning." About Remi, about Northhaven, about Ludo and luxere and Sparkbirds... it had been an eventful day. His memory was well-trained but not perfect, and it was possible that tidbit had slipped his notice... or perhaps not. Remi had far better excuse for a faulty memory than he did, after all.
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The mirror was light enough, and Jigano curled his fingers around it, careful not to smudge the glass as he went to stand where Remi indicated. Once the alchemist was in position the bard grinned and tilted the reflective surface to catch the sun, walking it carefully across the room until it struck Remi's mirror, a ribbon of light that cut across the comfortable shadows of the interior of the workshop with almost physical form. "I wonder... according to the old map Amalia was given, there should be an ocean to the east of us. I would be curious to see if they have similar creatures as the ones you mentioned, the small glowing ones. I must admit... though I've read about them, and I've seen vast lakes, I've never actually seen an ocean before."
"I'm sorry I brought that up again," he offered, voice quiet. "I do remember you telling me some of that story when we first met. About Ludo and your mother and the lion, at least. Not what Ludo required you to do, however. And I thought the ability to shift into a second animal was miraculous enough... I don't remember you mentioning the magic, though I may have been distracted by everything else I was learning." About Remi, about Northhaven, about Ludo and luxere and Sparkbirds... it had been an eventful day. His memory was well-trained but not perfect, and it was possible that tidbit had slipped his notice... or perhaps not. Remi had far better excuse for a faulty memory than he did, after all.
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The mirror was light enough, and Jigano curled his fingers around it, careful not to smudge the glass as he went to stand where Remi indicated. Once the alchemist was in position the bard grinned and tilted the reflective surface to catch the sun, walking it carefully across the room until it struck Remi's mirror, a ribbon of light that cut across the comfortable shadows of the interior of the workshop with almost physical form. "I wonder... according to the old map Amalia was given, there should be an ocean to the east of us. I would be curious to see if they have similar creatures as the ones you mentioned, the small glowing ones. I must admit... though I've read about them, and I've seen vast lakes, I've never actually seen an ocean before."
