"It is... though his religious, ah, duties for the Voice are taking him far afield for long stretches of time," the bard revealed with flicker of sorrow. "So there is a need to cover for his responsibilities here. That being said, if you know any scholars, explorers, or nerds who wish to join, please send them my way," he added with a wry grin. "We're recruiting at the moment!"
The salacious tale of 'the good captain' had Jigano snorting his amusement with a little shake of his head. "For that, he paid you good money? That's hardly news to get excited over. But I suppose the military mind truly is a different beast. No perception of weakness, and all that." Really, what a foolish man. Given his position he likely could have buried the rumors, or threatened Adam with arrest to keep him quiet. Or perhaps he made enough on his naval commission that he had money literally throw away?
"Mermaids... that Launceleyn fellow, Peter, was asking about them, too," Jigano mused curiously as his mind plucked pictures from books to match the words Adam spoke. Of course, he had Jyoti the starwhale to serve as a reference for her more oceanic cousins, and 'giant squid' sounded excitingly terrifying.
"You were more worried about your boots than your hair, earlier," Jigano pointed out with a grin. "And I'm more worried about my hair than my boots! Besides, if we're comparing lengths, your boots have more in common with my mane than your curls do." Adam's hair was artfully tousled, but short in comparison to the white cascade of Jigano's beloved locks. His grin softened back to a smile at hearing about the mother's love-braid and he nodded in understanding. "As someone who lost my mother... I wouldn't call it silly," he said quietly. "I'm glad you still have that connection to her." Something Jigano had lost when he'd come through the portal and so many of his belongings stored in his handy haversack hadn't.
The salacious tale of 'the good captain' had Jigano snorting his amusement with a little shake of his head. "For that, he paid you good money? That's hardly news to get excited over. But I suppose the military mind truly is a different beast. No perception of weakness, and all that." Really, what a foolish man. Given his position he likely could have buried the rumors, or threatened Adam with arrest to keep him quiet. Or perhaps he made enough on his naval commission that he had money literally throw away?
"Mermaids... that Launceleyn fellow, Peter, was asking about them, too," Jigano mused curiously as his mind plucked pictures from books to match the words Adam spoke. Of course, he had Jyoti the starwhale to serve as a reference for her more oceanic cousins, and 'giant squid' sounded excitingly terrifying.
"You were more worried about your boots than your hair, earlier," Jigano pointed out with a grin. "And I'm more worried about my hair than my boots! Besides, if we're comparing lengths, your boots have more in common with my mane than your curls do." Adam's hair was artfully tousled, but short in comparison to the white cascade of Jigano's beloved locks. His grin softened back to a smile at hearing about the mother's love-braid and he nodded in understanding. "As someone who lost my mother... I wouldn't call it silly," he said quietly. "I'm glad you still have that connection to her." Something Jigano had lost when he'd come through the portal and so many of his belongings stored in his handy haversack hadn't.
