Jigano checked Oliver's cut, humming thoughtfully at its depth. It hadn't been bad enough to slow the young man down, at least, but there was no point risking infection of sepsis of the wound. "May I heal you?" he asked formally. Only if Oliver consented would Jigano pluck at the strings of his magic, invisible fingers dancing over shimmering golden threads as the energy welled up as heat in his hands and then seeped into the injury, closing it within a few seconds.
With their only battle-scarred soldier fixed up the bard turned back to Deimos with a crooked smile. Surprise? he sent across the Attuned bond, a wealth of complicated emotions held within that word. It would be a tale for later, however, when they could sit down together and not interrupt the completion of a clean and sturdy barracks. "I could use more bolts for the crossbow," he asked hopefully. Some were lost, buried in the ground after a swift flight and a missed strike. Others had broken when hitting the target at just the wrong angle, or glancing another bolt already there - by accident rather than design, alas.
But if he was going to help out someday he wanted to have a skill other than the light blade to bring to the training yard. Assuming they ever found a ruler he would be willing to fight for, and not against.
With their only battle-scarred soldier fixed up the bard turned back to Deimos with a crooked smile. Surprise? he sent across the Attuned bond, a wealth of complicated emotions held within that word. It would be a tale for later, however, when they could sit down together and not interrupt the completion of a clean and sturdy barracks. "I could use more bolts for the crossbow," he asked hopefully. Some were lost, buried in the ground after a swift flight and a missed strike. Others had broken when hitting the target at just the wrong angle, or glancing another bolt already there - by accident rather than design, alas.
But if he was going to help out someday he wanted to have a skill other than the light blade to bring to the training yard. Assuming they ever found a ruler he would be willing to fight for, and not against.
