He smiled wryly at her confession, looking down at the star in his hand. "I did, too," he said. "Before she disappeared, at least. I questioned what gave her the right to rule, and whether she would be willing to give up power now that she had it..." He shrugged. "But in the end it didn't matter." Now, though, she was back... and once again pursuing power in ways he never would have suspected of the shy young woman he had first met.
But all thought of Maea was wiped away at the mention of the upcoming wedding, and the bard leaned forward eagerly to hear all the juicy details of the engagement. The festival, though... he sent a pulse of comfort through the Attuned bond, of sorrow for the catastrophe that had befallen what should have been a happy day. "When you're ready, I hope you'll let us help with the wedding," he said gently. "Even if it's just a small one. Isuma and I would be honored to come." He hesitated a moment, lips quirking back into a small, rueful smile. "And, if it helps, I think Deimos and I are... finding an equilibrium again. I don't know if we'll ever be friends, but we both have a habit of helping people out and keep running into each other and... well..." He tickled Isuma's ears to distract her from trying to hop back into Amalia's lap. "... it turns out we work pretty well together, when we have a common goal."
But all thought of Maea was wiped away at the mention of the upcoming wedding, and the bard leaned forward eagerly to hear all the juicy details of the engagement. The festival, though... he sent a pulse of comfort through the Attuned bond, of sorrow for the catastrophe that had befallen what should have been a happy day. "When you're ready, I hope you'll let us help with the wedding," he said gently. "Even if it's just a small one. Isuma and I would be honored to come." He hesitated a moment, lips quirking back into a small, rueful smile. "And, if it helps, I think Deimos and I are... finding an equilibrium again. I don't know if we'll ever be friends, but we both have a habit of helping people out and keep running into each other and... well..." He tickled Isuma's ears to distract her from trying to hop back into Amalia's lap. "... it turns out we work pretty well together, when we have a common goal."
