Jigano snorted at the line on seeing someone naked. He didn't quite agree with that statement, but he could appreciate where it was coming from. He wasn't sure what to think about Peter's nickname, either, for that matter, but if the would-be Launceleyn didn't mind, he supposed it wasn't his place to be too offended in his stead. The cider helped to relax him, as well, making the decision to let it go that much easier.
Besides, if he could talk about himself he could forgive many things to his guest. "Nasty beings," he confirmed. "But very specific on things like contracts and matters of law. Hence the saying 'the devil is in the details.' No one can write a contract - or find a loophole in one - like a devil. Unlike demons, who just sow chaos." He shrugged, a wry smile tugging at his lips as Adam espoused a line of thinking that Jigano toasted with a nod of agreement.
The question on kids and family earned a small snort, however, his smile fading as he shook his head. "I didn't have kids, no, nor a spouse. There was no time, when we were fighting the good fight... and after I was too lost in my own guilt to let anyone close again. Not until I came here." He paused, looking up to Adam with a slow nod. "But yes, any children I had on that world... any born with an Oracle's powers would also have carried the curse that counterbalances them. It's not always a straight lineage, from what I learned of other Oracles, but in my family? It most certainly was. The pull of that curse is what drove my parents to Numeria in the first place. It pulled me, too... towards the Worldwound. But I had grown strong enough to resist it by the time the compulsion kicked in. So coming to Caido was... unexpected, but far from the worst thing that could have happened to me." Especially now that he had his healing magic back! "What about you? Do you regret coming here?" he asked curiously. "And... did you leave behind any children?"
Besides, if he could talk about himself he could forgive many things to his guest. "Nasty beings," he confirmed. "But very specific on things like contracts and matters of law. Hence the saying 'the devil is in the details.' No one can write a contract - or find a loophole in one - like a devil. Unlike demons, who just sow chaos." He shrugged, a wry smile tugging at his lips as Adam espoused a line of thinking that Jigano toasted with a nod of agreement.
The question on kids and family earned a small snort, however, his smile fading as he shook his head. "I didn't have kids, no, nor a spouse. There was no time, when we were fighting the good fight... and after I was too lost in my own guilt to let anyone close again. Not until I came here." He paused, looking up to Adam with a slow nod. "But yes, any children I had on that world... any born with an Oracle's powers would also have carried the curse that counterbalances them. It's not always a straight lineage, from what I learned of other Oracles, but in my family? It most certainly was. The pull of that curse is what drove my parents to Numeria in the first place. It pulled me, too... towards the Worldwound. But I had grown strong enough to resist it by the time the compulsion kicked in. So coming to Caido was... unexpected, but far from the worst thing that could have happened to me." Especially now that he had his healing magic back! "What about you? Do you regret coming here?" he asked curiously. "And... did you leave behind any children?"
