Though there were things Jigano might have said to try and cheer Loren up, the summoner seemed determined to wallow in sadness and guilt. Logic had little place in a heart so wounded, and Jigano didn't wish to argue too strenuously and risk another explosion of icy anger. Instead the dragon simply said: I would like to get to know you better. They were friends and colleagues after all. There were worse places to start from.
Unfortunately, he couldn't avoid the rage entirely. Bitter words poured between the bond, cold as Halo's summer, and Jigano let them wash through him as the Sea of Glass sped by beneath their wings, snowdrifts occasionally broken by flashes of blue and green ice where the wind had swept it bare. I don't know, he said quietly. They gained and lost and gained and lost while you were gone, alone and together. I think... I think that, with their family, they just wanted stability. Like you, now, they didn't want to mourn anyone else. He knew what it was to try and try and be found wanting, to be a hindrance instead of a help in spite of his best intentions. A low croon shivered mournfully in the cloudless sky. But if they do not wish to be there for you... if you're the only one trying to rebuild that bridge... maybe you might build some new ones? We will find a way to look for them. Remi... I might... He trailed off thoughtfully, letting it percolate as they spoke of other things.
Desires as empty as the ice below, and Jigano rumbled quiet acceptance of the choice. My mate has made that choice, he said quietly. To focus on his farm and let the world see to itself without him for a time. A chance to rest for a while, and to focus on small happinesses. There is wisdom in that, too... if taken in moderation. Then again, when did anyone on Caido do anything on moderation?
Unfortunately, he couldn't avoid the rage entirely. Bitter words poured between the bond, cold as Halo's summer, and Jigano let them wash through him as the Sea of Glass sped by beneath their wings, snowdrifts occasionally broken by flashes of blue and green ice where the wind had swept it bare. I don't know, he said quietly. They gained and lost and gained and lost while you were gone, alone and together. I think... I think that, with their family, they just wanted stability. Like you, now, they didn't want to mourn anyone else. He knew what it was to try and try and be found wanting, to be a hindrance instead of a help in spite of his best intentions. A low croon shivered mournfully in the cloudless sky. But if they do not wish to be there for you... if you're the only one trying to rebuild that bridge... maybe you might build some new ones? We will find a way to look for them. Remi... I might... He trailed off thoughtfully, letting it percolate as they spoke of other things.
Desires as empty as the ice below, and Jigano rumbled quiet acceptance of the choice. My mate has made that choice, he said quietly. To focus on his farm and let the world see to itself without him for a time. A chance to rest for a while, and to focus on small happinesses. There is wisdom in that, too... if taken in moderation. Then again, when did anyone on Caido do anything on moderation?
