"Far too good at it," Jigano agreed with a trace of bitterness he usually kept hidden. So many of his guildmates lost to the world. Those who were dead, who he knew were dead, at least brought closure. But the others? Killian and Maea and Seiji? Friendships he had barely begun to form before they vanished, like Melinoe and Nairi? Bridges he had only barely begun to build, tentative and fragile, as with Ashetta... washed away.
"Edrei was, at that," he said softly, affection and pain both in his voice as he considered one of his first friends, and the day she had died. Died angry at him, and then leaving him with no chance to make it up to her, because when had Caido ever been fair? Not since the day he arrived. And maybe she was no angel, but she was the best Queen they'd had so far, in Jigano's opinion. Both Zariah and Wessex were tyrants in different ways, and though he had no shortage of red on his own hands he also wasn't inclined to sit back while those who sought only to defend themselves or their homes were killed by what amounted to invaders.
It was a touchy subject with the bard.
"Beaches?" Jigano asked, intrigued. "Where did you hear of it?" And an underwater palace? He didn't remember a palace from his map, but it had been a while since he'd looked at it. He'd have to go back and study it again, try to figure out where the coast was gentle enough for such distant delights. It was a crude thing though, and unlikely to have such a level of detail. "I've never seen an ocean," he admitted after a moment lost in thought, crooked smile returning. "Numeria was landlocked. Closest I've come is some big lakes. It sounds interesting, though. And beaches sound... nice," he tested the word, hoping it was the right one, but not having enough experience to know for sure.
"Edrei was, at that," he said softly, affection and pain both in his voice as he considered one of his first friends, and the day she had died. Died angry at him, and then leaving him with no chance to make it up to her, because when had Caido ever been fair? Not since the day he arrived. And maybe she was no angel, but she was the best Queen they'd had so far, in Jigano's opinion. Both Zariah and Wessex were tyrants in different ways, and though he had no shortage of red on his own hands he also wasn't inclined to sit back while those who sought only to defend themselves or their homes were killed by what amounted to invaders.
It was a touchy subject with the bard.
"Beaches?" Jigano asked, intrigued. "Where did you hear of it?" And an underwater palace? He didn't remember a palace from his map, but it had been a while since he'd looked at it. He'd have to go back and study it again, try to figure out where the coast was gentle enough for such distant delights. It was a crude thing though, and unlikely to have such a level of detail. "I've never seen an ocean," he admitted after a moment lost in thought, crooked smile returning. "Numeria was landlocked. Closest I've come is some big lakes. It sounds interesting, though. And beaches sound... nice," he tested the word, hoping it was the right one, but not having enough experience to know for sure.
