Her smile went unnoticed in the dark as Jigano forced his breathing to remain calm and quiet, turning to his other senses to try and learn what he could. His hearing picked up little since Rexanna remained still, but the chirping of sleepy nightbirds and the soft buzz of the evening insects around them was a reassurance that they remained where they had been standing a moment before, when moonlight and glowstones still lit the world. The scent of the Oasis was still thick in the air, heavy with the perfume of new life and growth, and that helped ease his concerns so that he didn't flinch when Rex reached out to him.
And then the light was back, the darkness sucked away back within the box, and Jigano gave her a relieved grin. "Useful," he murmured wryly. "If you need to hide. Were you able to see how far out it extended?" He paused, eyes lighting up with potential. "I wonder... if no light can penetrate it, could you use it to walk around unharmed in daylight, so long as it was on? It might make it easier to pass between buildings during the day, at least, if you have somewhere you want to be."
And then the light was back, the darkness sucked away back within the box, and Jigano gave her a relieved grin. "Useful," he murmured wryly. "If you need to hide. Were you able to see how far out it extended?" He paused, eyes lighting up with potential. "I wonder... if no light can penetrate it, could you use it to walk around unharmed in daylight, so long as it was on? It might make it easier to pass between buildings during the day, at least, if you have somewhere you want to be."
