You also have very welcome habit of healing them, the dragon pointed out mildly. As you did to me, not that long ago. Thank you for that, by the way. And Jigano, at least, could heal himself if it came down to it. Or Loren, for that matter, as Loren had fought to keep Remi alive.
At the mention of failing the Launceleyn name, however, the dragon snorted an explosion of cool air, exasperated fondness washing through the Attuned link. Not a failure yet, he encouraged his friend. You knew it would take time, that it wouldn't happen overnight. And already you've been creating an alternative view of the Launceleyns thanks to your willingness to help and build, where Zariah only yipped orders and destroyed. He hummed to himself for a moment before continuing, albeit a little reluctantly. You've even been changing my mind, after I tried to convince you to discard the name entirely. He hoped that Loren didn't try to tear apart all the good work he'd done out of sheer self-absorbed spitefulness.
Abasi's kindness was... well, Jigano couldn't argue with Loren's assessment there, a pulse of acknowledgment singing through their animal telepathy, but he could disagree with the other point. Has it not? It seems as though this does far more to weaken you. This tearing yourself down, hating yourself... sabotaging yourself. Try showing yourself some of that compassion you've given to others before you dismiss it so easily. Not that Loren would listen to him now, but perhaps later, in a few days or weeks, some of the words would come back to his friend and inspire him to be a little gentler with himself.
At the mention of failing the Launceleyn name, however, the dragon snorted an explosion of cool air, exasperated fondness washing through the Attuned link. Not a failure yet, he encouraged his friend. You knew it would take time, that it wouldn't happen overnight. And already you've been creating an alternative view of the Launceleyns thanks to your willingness to help and build, where Zariah only yipped orders and destroyed. He hummed to himself for a moment before continuing, albeit a little reluctantly. You've even been changing my mind, after I tried to convince you to discard the name entirely. He hoped that Loren didn't try to tear apart all the good work he'd done out of sheer self-absorbed spitefulness.
Abasi's kindness was... well, Jigano couldn't argue with Loren's assessment there, a pulse of acknowledgment singing through their animal telepathy, but he could disagree with the other point. Has it not? It seems as though this does far more to weaken you. This tearing yourself down, hating yourself... sabotaging yourself. Try showing yourself some of that compassion you've given to others before you dismiss it so easily. Not that Loren would listen to him now, but perhaps later, in a few days or weeks, some of the words would come back to his friend and inspire him to be a little gentler with himself.
