Let's Try This Again

When Sam had seen Jigano in the guildhall, he had only smiled and it had seemed that the Provost was fine with that level of interaction too. Even though each time it had hurt a little as he remembered the friendship they used to have, he'd been content for the time being with the brief moments. Eventually, he knew they'd have to talk. So when it came to this evening and Jigano actually sitting down with him, he had expected it and was actually relieved, leaning away from his work and carefully lifting the quill to rest on it's stand by the inkwell, going to pick up his tea to occupy his hands instead. "Thank you. I...think it'll be done in the next two days. There's just one more chapter to add, then I'll need to put on the final bindings." It was a short project, one he'd picked up so he could have a victory sooner rather than later. "Then I intend to begin work on the Lore and Legends tome again...it's been a while." They both knew why, so he didn't elaborate on that. Looking up to Jigano, he smiled softly before saying over his tea: "I've...been enjoying the work. I've decided to try and do much more here, as much as I can." Samuel He took a step but then felt tired He said, I'll rest a little while But when he tried to walk again He wasn't a child