Jigano wiped the sweat from his brow as he carried another load of wood to burn within the furnace, coughing a little at the smoke from the green timber that was going in to supplement what Deimos gave him. He was just standing back to consider how much more he should pile in when a fierce hissing had him blinking at the small but determined little creature in momentary bewilderment. "What are you...?" he started to ask, kneeling so he wasn't looming over her quite so much. What's wrong? he tried again from his new vantage, opening his mind to her animal anger and worry. What she lacked in words she more than made up in strong images of her babies and her desire to protect them, and the bard's expression softened as he placed his hand over his heart and gave her a small bow.
Yes, of course. Come with me, and I'll help you find a safe place for them, he assured her, the words accompanied by the soothing waves of his Beastmaster ability stretching out to wrap around her mind and soothe her anger. He stretched out an arm for her to climb on, letting her get comfortable on his shoulder as he sent his mind questing for the small, warm thoughts of her babies, quickly finding them in the bushes in Sunjata's shirt. He clucked gently to calm them as he extended his ability again, gathering the family up into his arms as he stepped away from the building.
I'll be back soon! he called silently to Deimos, the closest person he could see, before he headed down the road to another abandoned building, this one overgrown with lean trees and stubborn bushes that had crumbled away half of the house over the years. It was unlikely to be chosen by anyone else when other buildings were more intact, and he deposited mother and babies in the highest branch he could reach of the sturdiest tree. Only when all of the opposums were reunited and safe did he gather up Sunjata's shirt and head back to the new shop, coming in the front door and tossing the garment back with a grin. "You might want to wash it before you put it back on," he suggested with a chuckle. "Just to be on the safe side." Babies weren't great about potty-training, after all, especially undomesticated ones.
Yes, of course. Come with me, and I'll help you find a safe place for them, he assured her, the words accompanied by the soothing waves of his Beastmaster ability stretching out to wrap around her mind and soothe her anger. He stretched out an arm for her to climb on, letting her get comfortable on his shoulder as he sent his mind questing for the small, warm thoughts of her babies, quickly finding them in the bushes in Sunjata's shirt. He clucked gently to calm them as he extended his ability again, gathering the family up into his arms as he stepped away from the building.
I'll be back soon! he called silently to Deimos, the closest person he could see, before he headed down the road to another abandoned building, this one overgrown with lean trees and stubborn bushes that had crumbled away half of the house over the years. It was unlikely to be chosen by anyone else when other buildings were more intact, and he deposited mother and babies in the highest branch he could reach of the sturdiest tree. Only when all of the opposums were reunited and safe did he gather up Sunjata's shirt and head back to the new shop, coming in the front door and tossing the garment back with a grin. "You might want to wash it before you put it back on," he suggested with a chuckle. "Just to be on the safe side." Babies weren't great about potty-training, after all, especially undomesticated ones.
