Jigano's dashing smile faded at the mention of troubles within the trees, and he tilted his head in confusion, drawing breath to ask what she meant. Before he could form the words, however, she vanished, only for her voice to bring his head down to watch her in wide-eyed wonder. Had she moved so fast he couldn't see? Had she teleported? Questions that bubbled like brewing tea, eager and curious and reaching for answers the way the flowers reached for the light.
Her personal abilities were fascinating, but her mention of the forest was far more perplexing. His tongue itched to ask about what she meant, but he was not one to keep a lady waiting if he could help it. Jigano cleared his throat delicately, humming his way to his starting note as deft fingers began to dance across the strings of his harp in a new melody, sprightly and warm, but with the occasional dip towards the lower notes, a hint of thunder, of power, rumbling below the lighter tune.
"Then, great lady, I will begin." So saying he drew a breath, and his low tenor soared sweetly through the summer air once more.
"The Lady of the Woods is fair,
With emerald eyes and fiery hair;
With skin like cream and smile so bright
Through Glade and Grove she walks in light.
The Lady of the Woods is spry;
Sly mischief twinkles in her eye.
But for those who’ve earned her time
Her laughter ripples like a chime.
The Lady of the Woods is kind;
Those who are lost she’ll help to find;
Those who would seek she’ll safely lead
To what it is they truly need.
The Lady of the Woods is wise;
Her tongue speaks truth, her ears know lies.
And if you dare lead her astray
The trees themselves will make you pay.
The Lady of the Woods is fair,
She always claims her well-earned share.
You cannot run, you cannot hide
Both Grove and Glade are on her side."
He let the final notes hang trembling in the air beneath the Mathair until the scolding of a squirrel broke the spell, and then he placed a hand over his heart, offering Arduinna a seated half-bow. "I hope you find it pleasing, lady Arduinna. I tried to capture both your brightness and your strength in my lyrics, though no merely mortal words can do you proper justice, I fear."
Her personal abilities were fascinating, but her mention of the forest was far more perplexing. His tongue itched to ask about what she meant, but he was not one to keep a lady waiting if he could help it. Jigano cleared his throat delicately, humming his way to his starting note as deft fingers began to dance across the strings of his harp in a new melody, sprightly and warm, but with the occasional dip towards the lower notes, a hint of thunder, of power, rumbling below the lighter tune.
"Then, great lady, I will begin." So saying he drew a breath, and his low tenor soared sweetly through the summer air once more.
"The Lady of the Woods is fair,
With emerald eyes and fiery hair;
With skin like cream and smile so bright
Through Glade and Grove she walks in light.
The Lady of the Woods is spry;
Sly mischief twinkles in her eye.
But for those who’ve earned her time
Her laughter ripples like a chime.
The Lady of the Woods is kind;
Those who are lost she’ll help to find;
Those who would seek she’ll safely lead
To what it is they truly need.
The Lady of the Woods is wise;
Her tongue speaks truth, her ears know lies.
And if you dare lead her astray
The trees themselves will make you pay.
The Lady of the Woods is fair,
She always claims her well-earned share.
You cannot run, you cannot hide
Both Grove and Glade are on her side."
He let the final notes hang trembling in the air beneath the Mathair until the scolding of a squirrel broke the spell, and then he placed a hand over his heart, offering Arduinna a seated half-bow. "I hope you find it pleasing, lady Arduinna. I tried to capture both your brightness and your strength in my lyrics, though no merely mortal words can do you proper justice, I fear."
