The bard nodded sympathetically and sipped his tea. 108 had never been easy to speak with, but they were calm and patient and a font of knowledge about the Spire and their goddess. Jigano had learned a great deal from them, not only about the Ascended but about Caido in general. Their time awake in this era had been too brief by far, but their sacrifice had both freed their home and potentially set the stage for a building conflict anew.
Blue eyes blinked in surprise at the agreement, and he tilted his head in cautious acknowledgment of Sam's comment, one he had heard before but which rarely seemed to have much sincerity behind it. This time, though - at least in so personal a matter - it did. Tempting as it might have been to rub it in and pursue that thread, Jigano opted for tact for once and let it go, turning the conversation to other things.
"Yes, the Ursur are not to be trifled with," he agreed wryly. "Though the one I saw was chained up at the time. What sort of bugs, though? I'd think it too cold here for many insects. Or... any insects, really. Unless there's an ice version of paper wasps?" He shuddered, glancing out the window dubiously as if expecting one to fly by at that moment. "Have you seen any dragons? Or elemental sprites?"
Blue eyes blinked in surprise at the agreement, and he tilted his head in cautious acknowledgment of Sam's comment, one he had heard before but which rarely seemed to have much sincerity behind it. This time, though - at least in so personal a matter - it did. Tempting as it might have been to rub it in and pursue that thread, Jigano opted for tact for once and let it go, turning the conversation to other things.
"Yes, the Ursur are not to be trifled with," he agreed wryly. "Though the one I saw was chained up at the time. What sort of bugs, though? I'd think it too cold here for many insects. Or... any insects, really. Unless there's an ice version of paper wasps?" He shuddered, glancing out the window dubiously as if expecting one to fly by at that moment. "Have you seen any dragons? Or elemental sprites?"
