Not for the Guild? Jigano paused, his assumptions screeching to a slightly embarrassed halt as he waited for Sam to explain. He nodded cautiously at the mention of the bookmaker's father - condolences and other such platitudes hadn't been offered, fraught as their relationship had been at the time, but given what the man had done to Sam, Jigano didn't think he'd be missed - the stark revelation of a familial connection between the two of them stunned him to silence and he blinked, shock numbing his expression as he stared at his friend without comprehension for long moments. "Your... sister?" he repeated at last, tasting the words and trying to make them fit into the view of the world he had previously thought he knew.
Compared to processing that, it was almost easier to speak of Remi's uncharacteristic violence. Jigano had also had his character picked about by the alchemist before, so he simply nodded at that, finding that far easier to believe than a physical assault...
And then Aoife's name was mentioned and Jigano winced immediately. He stayed silent, letting Sam finish and using the time to draw a breath and consider the tale - and the bits that Sam had already forgotten, though what the bookmaker remembered was bad enough. "Sam..." Jigano shook his head, bemused at the unexpected disdain for Ronin. Then again, the last time they'd seen the Fallen Star he'd been trying to drop a Temple on all of their heads. Sam could be forgiven some resentment there, especially given how Amalia had been injured as a result. "Given that Aoife was their daughter, I suspect Ronin is the only one who could understand what he's going through or get through to him... just as I suspect that neither of them are ready to move 'past' that yet. You can't rush someone's grieving," he added softly, remembering Amun's insensitive shoving at his own mourning for Caiside at LongNight. "It doesn't excuse his attacking you. But it sounds like he needs more time. A parent having to bury their child after failing to save her... I cannot imagine the pain they both must still be in." And that they would remain in for quite possibly the rest of their lives, even after they put on outward smiles again to fool the rest of the world into thinking that they'd moved on.
Compared to processing that, it was almost easier to speak of Remi's uncharacteristic violence. Jigano had also had his character picked about by the alchemist before, so he simply nodded at that, finding that far easier to believe than a physical assault...
And then Aoife's name was mentioned and Jigano winced immediately. He stayed silent, letting Sam finish and using the time to draw a breath and consider the tale - and the bits that Sam had already forgotten, though what the bookmaker remembered was bad enough. "Sam..." Jigano shook his head, bemused at the unexpected disdain for Ronin. Then again, the last time they'd seen the Fallen Star he'd been trying to drop a Temple on all of their heads. Sam could be forgiven some resentment there, especially given how Amalia had been injured as a result. "Given that Aoife was their daughter, I suspect Ronin is the only one who could understand what he's going through or get through to him... just as I suspect that neither of them are ready to move 'past' that yet. You can't rush someone's grieving," he added softly, remembering Amun's insensitive shoving at his own mourning for Caiside at LongNight. "It doesn't excuse his attacking you. But it sounds like he needs more time. A parent having to bury their child after failing to save her... I cannot imagine the pain they both must still be in." And that they would remain in for quite possibly the rest of their lives, even after they put on outward smiles again to fool the rest of the world into thinking that they'd moved on.
