Loren had already told him why he was torn over hearing of the alchemist's fate, and Jigano didn't fault him for it. He had been through quite the wild ride of emotions since his return, and it sounded like Remi's well-meaning desire to make others happy had only ended up causing more confusion and pain for the Launceleyn mage. He gave Loren time to consider the ramifications of what the information meant to him, the bard looking back down at the mostly-darkened sphere with a frown of worry that had less to do with Remi than what the darkness within the orb meant for other things. He glanced up again as his friend's voice returned, and he found a crooked smile for the other man.
"Most of the rest of the continent is away to the southwest," he explained, remembering the rough map he and Amalia had found the previous year. "There's desert, and islands on the southern tip of the continent, I think. Getting there..." He grimaced, looking down at the sphere again. "Halo trades with other people somehow, so we could probably ask them how traders get to and from the Tundra, and where they come from. The fastest way would probably be to get another portal up and running to somewhere in that direction, though..." He lifted the sphere between them, letting Loren get a better look at it if he would like. "It seems like the Ascended have just about got another one open. Whether it will take us closer to Remi or farther away, I have no idea."
"Most of the rest of the continent is away to the southwest," he explained, remembering the rough map he and Amalia had found the previous year. "There's desert, and islands on the southern tip of the continent, I think. Getting there..." He grimaced, looking down at the sphere again. "Halo trades with other people somehow, so we could probably ask them how traders get to and from the Tundra, and where they come from. The fastest way would probably be to get another portal up and running to somewhere in that direction, though..." He lifted the sphere between them, letting Loren get a better look at it if he would like. "It seems like the Ascended have just about got another one open. Whether it will take us closer to Remi or farther away, I have no idea."
