Sam's noncommittal response wasn't exactly what Jigano was expecting. He knew that Sam, like him, had disappeared from public view when Zariah began handing out ultimatums over her draft. Unlike Sam he'd garnered a great deal more personal attention from the mad Tyrant, though, and the bookmaker's ambivalence brought a breath of disquiet to the Provost's chest. "She isn't Queen, no, but she appears to be Neron's right-hand minister, second in power only to him." Neron didn't seem interested in attacking, either, but he hardly knew the Warden well enough to be able to read him that completely... and Loren had warned him about his twin's facility at lying. "Sam... what would you have done, if she had succeeded in closing down this Guild?" he asked quietly instead.
He was a little surprised to hear that Sam had seen the elusive new Queen, and even more to see his friend smiling so happily even after saying Nate's name and referencing the breakup. It was disconcertingly jarring, given the bookmaker's previous reaction to the subject, and Jigano studied the other man thoughtfully, sipping his own tea for a moment. "I'm glad to hear it," he finally murmured, unsure in the end what to make of the change. "Do you think you'll have to see much of him, after this? It seems like it could make things... awkward," he winced in sympathy.
He was a little surprised to hear that Sam had seen the elusive new Queen, and even more to see his friend smiling so happily even after saying Nate's name and referencing the breakup. It was disconcertingly jarring, given the bookmaker's previous reaction to the subject, and Jigano studied the other man thoughtfully, sipping his own tea for a moment. "I'm glad to hear it," he finally murmured, unsure in the end what to make of the change. "Do you think you'll have to see much of him, after this? It seems like it could make things... awkward," he winced in sympathy.
