"Alright," the bard agreed quietly, trying not to let his concern for his friend show again. "If you believe that, then so will I. That doesn't mean there aren't people here who I worry about, though." He sighed reaching up to rub at the back of his neck with one hand while balancing a jar half-filled with seeds in the other. "Not because I don't trust in their abilities," he was quick to add, if gently. "But because that's what friends do. They care about each other, and sometimes that means worrying about dangerous situations, even if their friend is perfectly able to take care of themselves." The problem, of course, was that Jigano had yet to meet anyone 'perfectly' capable of protecting themselves from the world. Including himself.
I think she'd have less, yes. You lend her power by implying trust in her knowledge and accepting her teaching methods. And by accepting them, you give them - and her - your tacit approval, Jigano stated calmly as he went back to making seeds from the plants present in the room. But if you think you need her authority to bolster your own with your brother, if she already has more of a hold on him than you, then I don't know what advice to offer. If Neron trusted Zariah more than Loren, Jigano wasn't sure how attending her Academy was going to shift that balance.
He nodded thoughtfully at Loren's intent to protect her students, sending a pulse of understanding and agreement at that reasoning through the bond. He already knew of some spies within her ranks thanks to a conversation with Sunjata and Maea, but he wasn't sure how much Loren knew of that, and it wasn't his place to reveal Sunjata's secrets. I am reassured that your Healing magic will be on hand to protect them if a lesson should go awry. Did Loren need to be a part of the Academy to do that? The summoner apparently thought so, and Jigano had already realized that his friend was just as stubborn as Maea in pursuing this path. Though perhaps you could ask Neron to let you be on hand as the Grand Healer at these dangerous lessons, without officially partaking in her Academy? You make your presence known without providing her an obvious source of support, especially if you make it seem like you're there because you don't trust her to have things handled. Not only do you subtly erode trust and loyalty in her that way, but you become a presence the students may feel more comfortable speaking to about any problems that may arise with her, without your family name being a source of concern that you'll turn around and tattle on them to your cousin? For those that don't know you and story so well yet, and simply see you as yet another Outlander bearing the same last name as their headmistress, he suggested cautiously.
I think she'd have less, yes. You lend her power by implying trust in her knowledge and accepting her teaching methods. And by accepting them, you give them - and her - your tacit approval, Jigano stated calmly as he went back to making seeds from the plants present in the room. But if you think you need her authority to bolster your own with your brother, if she already has more of a hold on him than you, then I don't know what advice to offer. If Neron trusted Zariah more than Loren, Jigano wasn't sure how attending her Academy was going to shift that balance.
He nodded thoughtfully at Loren's intent to protect her students, sending a pulse of understanding and agreement at that reasoning through the bond. He already knew of some spies within her ranks thanks to a conversation with Sunjata and Maea, but he wasn't sure how much Loren knew of that, and it wasn't his place to reveal Sunjata's secrets. I am reassured that your Healing magic will be on hand to protect them if a lesson should go awry. Did Loren need to be a part of the Academy to do that? The summoner apparently thought so, and Jigano had already realized that his friend was just as stubborn as Maea in pursuing this path. Though perhaps you could ask Neron to let you be on hand as the Grand Healer at these dangerous lessons, without officially partaking in her Academy? You make your presence known without providing her an obvious source of support, especially if you make it seem like you're there because you don't trust her to have things handled. Not only do you subtly erode trust and loyalty in her that way, but you become a presence the students may feel more comfortable speaking to about any problems that may arise with her, without your family name being a source of concern that you'll turn around and tattle on them to your cousin? For those that don't know you and story so well yet, and simply see you as yet another Outlander bearing the same last name as their headmistress, he suggested cautiously.
