He smiled as Amalia stepped forward to add her own inspiration to Ronin’s. They were an effective pair for setting hope and fire to those who had gathered, and he was not immune to the combination. He appreciated it from a professional standpoint even as he felt a stirring of fresh direction and let some of the weight he had tried to carry slip over to be shared across more shoulders than just his own.
Remi ‘s communication was unexpectedly silent, but the bard’s flinch was more out of habit than fear now; Amalia, Caiside, and Kiada had done much to tame his instinctive paranoia and defensiveness against such mental intrusion. Of all the good and bad alike that fell between them, Remi was no longer a stranger. Perhaps they weren’t yet at the stage of being friends… but they were certainly allies, and they had many friends and loved ones in common. This time he inclined his head in return to the alchemist, and answered in the same way. Thank you. I appreciate it… and I have no doubt we’ll all need your skills – both as alchemist and mage – before this is over.
Deimos and Kiada spoke up, strong and brave and skilled with weapons and the ways of battle. Blue eyes gleamed as he offered both of his friends a fierce smile even as Ronin accepted their expertise and threw in his own to boot. Between the three of them, Jigano had no doubt they would have the best-trained force for moving forward with any strike, covert or otherwise, that they would decide on.
But oh, his heart ached as Amalia put forth Rory’s name as advisor to Zariah. He held himself still, respecting his lover’s decision, but the blue eyes he turned on the hunter were worried. Then again, he had given the blond more than his own fair share of worries of late, and the bard bowed his head in reluctant acceptance that they could not free their people without risk. The question thatRory posed after quietly acknowledging his magic had him raising his head again, however, and he looked to Ronin curiously, also wondering the answer.
He winced at hearing that Zariah had actually carried through on their ‘worst case scenario’ hypothesizing from the last meeting, and gave the star-blessed man a wry nod of agreement. ”I am at your disposal. Admittedly, I’m not the easiest man to track down right now, butRory or Amalia can usually find me,” he nodded to the hunter and the baker both with a fond smile. ”Give the word, and I’ll be there.”
Remi ‘s communication was unexpectedly silent, but the bard’s flinch was more out of habit than fear now; Amalia, Caiside, and Kiada had done much to tame his instinctive paranoia and defensiveness against such mental intrusion. Of all the good and bad alike that fell between them, Remi was no longer a stranger. Perhaps they weren’t yet at the stage of being friends… but they were certainly allies, and they had many friends and loved ones in common. This time he inclined his head in return to the alchemist, and answered in the same way. Thank you. I appreciate it… and I have no doubt we’ll all need your skills – both as alchemist and mage – before this is over.
Deimos and Kiada spoke up, strong and brave and skilled with weapons and the ways of battle. Blue eyes gleamed as he offered both of his friends a fierce smile even as Ronin accepted their expertise and threw in his own to boot. Between the three of them, Jigano had no doubt they would have the best-trained force for moving forward with any strike, covert or otherwise, that they would decide on.
But oh, his heart ached as Amalia put forth Rory’s name as advisor to Zariah. He held himself still, respecting his lover’s decision, but the blue eyes he turned on the hunter were worried. Then again, he had given the blond more than his own fair share of worries of late, and the bard bowed his head in reluctant acceptance that they could not free their people without risk. The question that
He winced at hearing that Zariah had actually carried through on their ‘worst case scenario’ hypothesizing from the last meeting, and gave the star-blessed man a wry nod of agreement. ”I am at your disposal. Admittedly, I’m not the easiest man to track down right now, but
