He could continue to berate his friend, or he could simply nod in sympathy. It sounded as though Sam already realized his mistakes and regretted them, and piling on the guilt deeper would do him no good - and their friendship some harm. "You've said 'never' with Remi before," he said gently instead. "Remember what happened the last time? Be patient, Sam, and give him time. He needs his family around him now, it sounds like. He'll come back when he's ready." And if he was never ready? Well... that was his choice, too.
Not that Jigano thought for a moment that it would be allowed to stand. They were a meddlesome bunch, these Grounders, himself not least among them. Indeed, his long nose was usually among the worst offenders for not leaving well enough alone.
At first Jigano didn't understand what Sam meant by 'a patient' but the explanation made a sort of seriously uncomfortable sense. It was exactly the sort of thing he was trying to avoid with the protection he'd been trying to gather, and he grimaced a bit and gave his friend a sympathetic nod. He did blink at the impact of flesh against flesh, but he ad grown more used to Sam's flashes of temper over recent seasons and merely sipped at his tea. "So... you don't know who it was with, you don't know if it went further than a bite gone wrong, and you do know that he felt bad about it having happened?" he asked cautiously, trying to make sure he understood what had caused the breakup.
Not that Jigano thought for a moment that it would be allowed to stand. They were a meddlesome bunch, these Grounders, himself not least among them. Indeed, his long nose was usually among the worst offenders for not leaving well enough alone.
At first Jigano didn't understand what Sam meant by 'a patient' but the explanation made a sort of seriously uncomfortable sense. It was exactly the sort of thing he was trying to avoid with the protection he'd been trying to gather, and he grimaced a bit and gave his friend a sympathetic nod. He did blink at the impact of flesh against flesh, but he ad grown more used to Sam's flashes of temper over recent seasons and merely sipped at his tea. "So... you don't know who it was with, you don't know if it went further than a bite gone wrong, and you do know that he felt bad about it having happened?" he asked cautiously, trying to make sure he understood what had caused the breakup.
