She took his hand, which seemed to be an affirmative and so he focused on the power to fix and heal, finding that there was, in fact, a slight concussion that needed to be dealt with before Libbs could begin to come to terms with this new world and new life that she found herself in. He grinned a little at the squeak, but otherwise kept his focus inwards until his magic faded away, letting him know that the task was done. As she grinned and danced he smiled back, glad to see her energetic and far more focused than she had been before. "Good! I'm glad to hear it," he started to say with a laugh, but then there were slim arms around his waist and he blinked as he was hugged by the strange young woman from another world.
A year ago he might have tried to extricate himself immediately, or gone stiff and tense with uncertainty at the unasked for physical affection. Amalia, Sam, and Rory had done much to pry him out of his shell, however, and he managed a pat to Libbs' back that was only slightly awkward as he gave her a bemused smile. "I'm glad I could help," he said again to her gratitude, just as Isuma finally made her appearance, dropping from the canopy above with a cheerful Reep! of greeting as she landed on his shoulder and leaned precariously forward to say hello to this nice new friend of her companion's!
She startled a laugh from Jigano, who reached up to steady her as he grinned at Libbs. "And this is Isuma. She's a gryphon, and my companion," he explained as the snowy owl/snow leopard creature with the blue-feathered wings peeped happily. The size of a small housecat, Isuma insisted on being lifted into his hands so he could offer her to Libbs for pets. "Did you have gryphons in the place you came from?" he asked, hoping he might be able to shake loose some more memories now that the injury was dealt with.
A year ago he might have tried to extricate himself immediately, or gone stiff and tense with uncertainty at the unasked for physical affection. Amalia, Sam, and Rory had done much to pry him out of his shell, however, and he managed a pat to Libbs' back that was only slightly awkward as he gave her a bemused smile. "I'm glad I could help," he said again to her gratitude, just as Isuma finally made her appearance, dropping from the canopy above with a cheerful Reep! of greeting as she landed on his shoulder and leaned precariously forward to say hello to this nice new friend of her companion's!
She startled a laugh from Jigano, who reached up to steady her as he grinned at Libbs. "And this is Isuma. She's a gryphon, and my companion," he explained as the snowy owl/snow leopard creature with the blue-feathered wings peeped happily. The size of a small housecat, Isuma insisted on being lifted into his hands so he could offer her to Libbs for pets. "Did you have gryphons in the place you came from?" he asked, hoping he might be able to shake loose some more memories now that the injury was dealt with.
