Though Sam's admission of taking a fancy brick to the temple of his former father figure in cold blood had shaken Jigano badly, it had not sunk in as deeply as the bookmaker feared, in large part due to the crisis facing the Guildmaster at the time. Once that had been successfully brought to a close and the bard was given time to think back on their previous conversation he had come to the conclusion that the past could not be changed and he would need to keep an eye on Sam in the future to learn more about his 'disassociating' tendency. That didn't change that they were friends, however, or that he was eager to see the kindly ginger and share some of the pieces of him that he had kept hidden for so long.
He smiled at his friend as Sam emerged from the books, the image so natural and comfortable it reminded him of the first time they had met in the Atheneum. "Done and done," he agreed easily, turning the sign as indicated before he shut the door and stepped forward. Isuma peeped cheerfully, curious and excited to meet this dear friend of her companion's as she leaned precariously forward on the bard's shoulder, wings starting to extend to help her balance until the white-haired man reached up to detach her foretalons from his shoulderpad and support her in his hands, offering her gently towards Sam in case he wanted to pet her - and to let her examine the bookmaker more closely with her bright golden eyes.
She was still somewhat of a kittenish snow leopard in appearance, but some of her baby roundness was giving way to sleek length and a full set of juvenile plumage on her owl's head and wings, all traces of her down now gone and the hint of the deep blue her primaries would become already showing. "Isuma, meet Sam, my oldest friend on Caido," Jigano introduced formally, a smile twinkling in his eyes. "Sam, meet Isuma, my companion and daughter of my heart." For a man who disliked children it was the closest he would likely ever come to raising one, and he didn't particularly care if it scandalized anyone."Where is Mia tonight?"
He smiled at his friend as Sam emerged from the books, the image so natural and comfortable it reminded him of the first time they had met in the Atheneum. "Done and done," he agreed easily, turning the sign as indicated before he shut the door and stepped forward. Isuma peeped cheerfully, curious and excited to meet this dear friend of her companion's as she leaned precariously forward on the bard's shoulder, wings starting to extend to help her balance until the white-haired man reached up to detach her foretalons from his shoulderpad and support her in his hands, offering her gently towards Sam in case he wanted to pet her - and to let her examine the bookmaker more closely with her bright golden eyes.
She was still somewhat of a kittenish snow leopard in appearance, but some of her baby roundness was giving way to sleek length and a full set of juvenile plumage on her owl's head and wings, all traces of her down now gone and the hint of the deep blue her primaries would become already showing. "Isuma, meet Sam, my oldest friend on Caido," Jigano introduced formally, a smile twinkling in his eyes. "Sam, meet Isuma, my companion and daughter of my heart." For a man who disliked children it was the closest he would likely ever come to raising one, and he didn't particularly care if it scandalized anyone."Where is Mia tonight?"
