He was far too glad to hear Loren express a little interest in something to turn it down, so instead he rumbled agreement. You have something there, he admitted ruefully. I'm a little out of practice but I should pick it up again quickly enough. Now I guess I just need to find one, or find someone to make one. There hasn't been a lutier in the Hollowed Grounds since I arrived who could manage it. Finding someone familiar enough with the instrument to make one from either wood or magic had been the original problem, before the world had thrown more weight on his shoulders than he could carry alone.
The dragon had been a little afraid that Loren did not enjoy Abasi's company anymore, either because of Fiat Lux's tragedies or some personal division between them. He was relieved to hear otherwise and shared a ripple of encouragement with his friend as they flew. Will you give him time to learn? he asked gently of all the things Abasi didn't know - yet. But that wasn't the mortician's fault, and it was something they could change, if Loren was willing to talk to his boyfriend about his past.
Admittedly, a past that was dark and filled with terrors, but how else could Abasi know?
Silver wings stroked forward, towards the mountains that were looming closer with every snowy mile crossed. From what I saw of Ronin... I don't think he'll want to be friends with anyone again. Not for a long while, Jigano thought softly. But 'ever' is a long time. I agree, our friendships with them will never go back to being what they once were, but that doesn't mean we can't forge something new with the men that they've become. Or that we've become, he added with care, considering that the Festival had changed them all in ways that they would be facing for years to come.
The dragon had been a little afraid that Loren did not enjoy Abasi's company anymore, either because of Fiat Lux's tragedies or some personal division between them. He was relieved to hear otherwise and shared a ripple of encouragement with his friend as they flew. Will you give him time to learn? he asked gently of all the things Abasi didn't know - yet. But that wasn't the mortician's fault, and it was something they could change, if Loren was willing to talk to his boyfriend about his past.
Admittedly, a past that was dark and filled with terrors, but how else could Abasi know?
Silver wings stroked forward, towards the mountains that were looming closer with every snowy mile crossed. From what I saw of Ronin... I don't think he'll want to be friends with anyone again. Not for a long while, Jigano thought softly. But 'ever' is a long time. I agree, our friendships with them will never go back to being what they once were, but that doesn't mean we can't forge something new with the men that they've become. Or that we've become, he added with care, considering that the Festival had changed them all in ways that they would be facing for years to come.
