Jigano looked up to meet Loren's gaze, his own frank. An ursur? Yes. Even drunk and lashing out at yourself, you could take on any bear Caido can throw at you. But Zariah? ... the last time I saw you, I would have said no. You weren't entirely sane yourself, and Zariah seems to thrive on manipulating people's pain. But the way you are today? I think you could see through her. Could care enough to see through her and protect yourself.
Ah well. For all that he was a bard, tact had never been his strong suit.
The jar finished materializing in his hands and he smiled wryly down at it. He had just said that he couldn't 'outstubborn' his mate, but it did sound nice sometimes. "I tried to suggest that to him last year," he agreed. "It... didn't go over well. Given what the monsters said and did last year, he'll be even more determined to stay in his family home this year. Just in case... in case she might return." He exhaled a slow sigh, then looked up again with a grateful smile for Loren's suggestions. "We've all got a bad habit of being too stubborn for our own good, sometimes." With a slight shake of his head to try and dispel the fears of a future yet to come he reached for his earth magic and the nearby plants, attempting to make more seeds to store in the smaller jars against future plantings in the greenhouse-to-come.
"How are things with your brother?"
Ah well. For all that he was a bard, tact had never been his strong suit.
The jar finished materializing in his hands and he smiled wryly down at it. He had just said that he couldn't 'outstubborn' his mate, but it did sound nice sometimes. "I tried to suggest that to him last year," he agreed. "It... didn't go over well. Given what the monsters said and did last year, he'll be even more determined to stay in his family home this year. Just in case... in case she might return." He exhaled a slow sigh, then looked up again with a grateful smile for Loren's suggestions. "We've all got a bad habit of being too stubborn for our own good, sometimes." With a slight shake of his head to try and dispel the fears of a future yet to come he reached for his earth magic and the nearby plants, attempting to make more seeds to store in the smaller jars against future plantings in the greenhouse-to-come.
"How are things with your brother?"
