Jigano only raised a brow at Loren's display of annoyance, pausing in his work to meet his friend's eyes squarely. "What reason have you given people to trust you, lately?" he asked quietly. "The last time I saw you, you were drowning yourself in alcohol and pushing people away. Remi said you tore your own throat out to make a point to him. Mourning is one thing, but destroying yourself piece by piece doesn't do much to inspire confidence that you're whole of mind and heart and able to resist your cousin when she dangles a promise in front of you that she might not even be able to keep. What makes you think she knows more about magic here than you do and can teach you anything, given that you arrived at the same time?" It wasn't as though Zariah had grown up on Caido, in tune with its magic and having some deeper insight into it than those Naturals born here, or even other Outlanders who had adapted to it.
The brow stayed raised at Loren's assumptions, the bard curious as to where the other man was getting his information. "What do you know of him?" he asked, intrigued. It was his mate they were talking about, after all, and he was interested in what sort of reputation Rory had among others.
The conversation seemed to be winding down, and Jigano nodded at the terse response. A bored Healer was a happy Healer, in his experience; less to do meant less people being hurt of sick, and more time to make preparations for plagues or catastrophes so that they wouldn't be caught understocked.
The brow stayed raised at Loren's assumptions, the bard curious as to where the other man was getting his information. "What do you know of him?" he asked, intrigued. It was his mate they were talking about, after all, and he was interested in what sort of reputation Rory had among others.
The conversation seemed to be winding down, and Jigano nodded at the terse response. A bored Healer was a happy Healer, in his experience; less to do meant less people being hurt of sick, and more time to make preparations for plagues or catastrophes so that they wouldn't be caught understocked.
