Jigano chuckled at Kalynd's admission of curiosity, but was glad the young man didn't apologize for it. It was that very quality that had made him a natural for the Guild, after all, and it was nothing to be ashamed of. "I understand, and if I didn't have so much paperwork to do I'd be right out there with you," he agreed with his guildmate, smiling at him. "I do like hearing from you, though, and knowing that you haven't been eaten by one of those new discoveries. Perhaps I should arrange another mapping expedition of the Underground back in the Hollowed Grounds to lure you back?" He was teasing, but that didn't mean he wouldn't do exactly what he said if he could get the guild together and see what people were interested in pursuing.
He turned to the young woman, keeping a straight face as she curtsy-bowed awkwardly, and nodded as he memorized the name. The mention of Sam brought a rueful smile back to his face and he chuckled for a moment at the promotion he'd gotten to being charge of all outlanders. Somehow he didn't think Deimos would be amused by that... But her next words wiped the smile from his face and his solemn mien returned. "That is not a question with an easy answer," he said gently. "Or rather, not an answer that is easy to hear. The portals that bring people here are one-way, from all that we've discovered. They open briefly, capture a soul or three, and then close again and move on to other worlds. Sometimes they might open several times on the same world... but never in a way that would let us return through them the other direction. Many have tried to return, but as far as I know, no one has succeeded."
He shook his head regretfully before glancing to Kalynd with an arched brow. "Unless you've found something new here in Torchline that would allow it?" It was possible, given that this was a new land to those from the Hollowed Grounds, but from what the Voice had told them of how her portals worked he doubted that his fellow Seeker would have any better news for Arialla.
He turned to the young woman, keeping a straight face as she curtsy-bowed awkwardly, and nodded as he memorized the name. The mention of Sam brought a rueful smile back to his face and he chuckled for a moment at the promotion he'd gotten to being charge of all outlanders. Somehow he didn't think Deimos would be amused by that... But her next words wiped the smile from his face and his solemn mien returned. "That is not a question with an easy answer," he said gently. "Or rather, not an answer that is easy to hear. The portals that bring people here are one-way, from all that we've discovered. They open briefly, capture a soul or three, and then close again and move on to other worlds. Sometimes they might open several times on the same world... but never in a way that would let us return through them the other direction. Many have tried to return, but as far as I know, no one has succeeded."
He shook his head regretfully before glancing to Kalynd with an arched brow. "Unless you've found something new here in Torchline that would allow it?" It was possible, given that this was a new land to those from the Hollowed Grounds, but from what the Voice had told them of how her portals worked he doubted that his fellow Seeker would have any better news for Arialla.
