"That would certainly serve them right," he agreed with a chuckle. "If you can rig something like that up, I'd be in your debt." Given the magical requirements and specifications she seemed to have in mind, it was beyond his own means of creation. He hadn't been being merely modest when he had admitted to no skill in setting traps. Ambushes he could do in a pinch, but traps of mechanical or magical nature were outside his realm of expertise. The Sentient Books had never been meant to serve as prisons, and their failsafes usually made them fairly easy to escape from - one way or another. The Dracolich book was the exception to that rule, but only if someone was caught by surprise by it and didn't recognize the mythology in time. Quite a few 'ifs' to rely on for protection... but perhaps the only option he had, unless Kiada could help him rig up whatever she had in mind. It certainly sounded like her plan was a solid one, though Jigano couldn't figure out the specifics of how to pull such a trap together.
It was something to ponder as they gathered the sacks and headed out, barely avoiding the playful companions. Jigano smiled at the sight, his heart lifting as he felt Isuma's familiar joy at frolicking with her friend, and he shared a look of fond amusement with Kiada before making his way to the stairs. "I have two places in the ruins I've made watertight and as safe as I can," he explained. "I had wanted to hide one set of books in the Woodlands, but I wasn't able to work out a way to make sure they'd be safe from the elements, animals, and people there. Though we might be able to store some with Deimos or Rory," he added thoughtfully. "Zariah's enforcers might not think to look for Loreseeker tomes with them." Rory was a busy farmer with little inclination for reading, and Deimos kept quiet enough that he was an enigma to most in the Hollowed Grounds. "What do you think?"
It was something to ponder as they gathered the sacks and headed out, barely avoiding the playful companions. Jigano smiled at the sight, his heart lifting as he felt Isuma's familiar joy at frolicking with her friend, and he shared a look of fond amusement with Kiada before making his way to the stairs. "I have two places in the ruins I've made watertight and as safe as I can," he explained. "I had wanted to hide one set of books in the Woodlands, but I wasn't able to work out a way to make sure they'd be safe from the elements, animals, and people there. Though we might be able to store some with Deimos or Rory," he added thoughtfully. "Zariah's enforcers might not think to look for Loreseeker tomes with them." Rory was a busy farmer with little inclination for reading, and Deimos kept quiet enough that he was an enigma to most in the Hollowed Grounds. "What do you think?"
