Ah. Jigano realized he had stepped off the prescribed path a little too late, though at the mention of an Ascended doctor he instinctively tried to raise a brow - and discovered that he couldn't in this form. His senses were significantly better, though, and it was easy to see the reddening of Sunjata's cheeks from where he lounged in the water. Given what Sam had told him of how Ascended bites worked, and the mention of blood earlier, it wasn't hard to put the puzzle pieces together. Did Phoebe know? ...was not a question Sunjata would probably appreciate, and Jigano clamped down on it to prevent it from slipping through the bond. He simply nodded, carefully, and let the matter drop... for the moment.
It's not easy to avoid temptation, even if it slowly kills you, the dragon thought wryly. Though I'm glad to see you again. And I suspect it's harder to keep you out of the water than to heal you later. The man was named 'the Flood' for a reason, after all. He overturned a pebble with a claw tip that at first seemed unremarkable, but a funny glint of shadow caught his eye and he curved his neck down to look closer. Not a shiny gem, but some ancient sea creature frozen in stone curled within the rock, preserved for the ages. He plucked the stone out and set it beside Sunjata with an amused rumble. And that one, perhaps, for yourself? A curiosity rather than a jewelry piece... unless, of course, Sunjata wanted it to be one.
Jigano perked up at hearing that Maea would be training with Sunjata, a pulse of approval and gratitude making its way through the link. She has, and I thank you for your offer. I started to teach her the rapier, once upon a time... more than a year ago, now. But... we are, perhaps, too close, as guildmates. It will be good for her to have other teachers. Ones that can show her dirtier tricks, perhaps? he added, slyly teasing the head of the Devil's Advocates.
It's not easy to avoid temptation, even if it slowly kills you, the dragon thought wryly. Though I'm glad to see you again. And I suspect it's harder to keep you out of the water than to heal you later. The man was named 'the Flood' for a reason, after all. He overturned a pebble with a claw tip that at first seemed unremarkable, but a funny glint of shadow caught his eye and he curved his neck down to look closer. Not a shiny gem, but some ancient sea creature frozen in stone curled within the rock, preserved for the ages. He plucked the stone out and set it beside Sunjata with an amused rumble. And that one, perhaps, for yourself? A curiosity rather than a jewelry piece... unless, of course, Sunjata wanted it to be one.
Jigano perked up at hearing that Maea would be training with Sunjata, a pulse of approval and gratitude making its way through the link. She has, and I thank you for your offer. I started to teach her the rapier, once upon a time... more than a year ago, now. But... we are, perhaps, too close, as guildmates. It will be good for her to have other teachers. Ones that can show her dirtier tricks, perhaps? he added, slyly teasing the head of the Devil's Advocates.
