Jigano had to admit - he enjoyed overturning expectations from time to time. Though he often presented himself as cultured and refined, and that was how he wanted to be seen, he was still the son of a smith in a land ruled by barbarian tribes. As a bard it was his livelihood to blend in with the seediest of taverns and the table at a king's court, and when he had traveled across Numeria he had presented himself accordingly depending on where he wished to spend the night. With the barrier and then the divine storms there had been little opportunity to continue his nomadic ways, and he had settled into one way of presenting himself. His desire to explore was still strong, but now that Rory was in his life his wandering was behind him.
"Just Wessex," Jigano agreed wryly. "Though I felt bad as well, for not being able to save the creature from her." A strange and uncomfortable situation, considering it had thanked her for freeing it from its duty.
He didn't expect Adam to pause quite as long as he did, but the other man quickly recovered before the silence could get too awkward. "Two of my traveling companions when I was younger were illiterate," he explained wryly. "Rizz later did learn to read, but Yohgel never did. Written language was anethema to their people; they passed everything down in an oral tradition. Rizz was one of the smartest people I knew, even before he learned to read," Jigano added with a shrug. "So it doesn't matter much to me. Though... even in a brothel learning to keep the books would be a good skill." He chuckled, considering how tight the account books could be in such a place.
"Just Wessex," Jigano agreed wryly. "Though I felt bad as well, for not being able to save the creature from her." A strange and uncomfortable situation, considering it had thanked her for freeing it from its duty.
He didn't expect Adam to pause quite as long as he did, but the other man quickly recovered before the silence could get too awkward. "Two of my traveling companions when I was younger were illiterate," he explained wryly. "Rizz later did learn to read, but Yohgel never did. Written language was anethema to their people; they passed everything down in an oral tradition. Rizz was one of the smartest people I knew, even before he learned to read," Jigano added with a shrug. "So it doesn't matter much to me. Though... even in a brothel learning to keep the books would be a good skill." He chuckled, considering how tight the account books could be in such a place.
