"Then I shall count myself lucky to have arrived when I did, after you've set the place to rights," he declared gallantly. He was far too used to being able to heal himself by magical means, something he hadn't yet seen in this world. If he needed to be physically stitched back together for some reason, cleanliness was a necessity! And perhaps more improvements could be made, if he could find the right books in the Atheneum in a language he could read or decipher. Something to add to his growing list of things to research, he realized ruefully. So much to read, and so little time...
Not least because some of that time needed to be spent building bridges and finding allies in this place. And sometimes the fastest way to learn something was just to ask it. Or to poke it, depending on the situation. Jigano was doing both at the moment, stealing a glance at his companion in time to see her brighten at the chance to talk about the mysterious Remi. Simple admiration for a friend, or something more?
Even in his distraction the paper failed to burn or even so much as brown, sitting in the blossom's fire without harm. He retrieved it thoughtfully, slipping it between the pages of the little book to save it for later examination. "Northaven? Another name I've heard but haven't gotten much detail on," he admitted with a smile. "A city? A kingdom? A world?" He chuckled, turning his attention to the ground to try and find a pebble or small rock to test. "Alas, I was traveling alone when the path disappeared beneath my feet and dropped me - quite literally - between worlds." His smile faded for a moment, the skin around his eyes tightening a little at the memory. "It was not... a pleasant trip. So I suppose it's just as well no one else had to endure it with me." He shook his head to chase away the shadows, looking back to Isla with that charming grin again. "But you said you had only been in Northaven a short time? Where else have your travels taken you?"
Not least because some of that time needed to be spent building bridges and finding allies in this place. And sometimes the fastest way to learn something was just to ask it. Or to poke it, depending on the situation. Jigano was doing both at the moment, stealing a glance at his companion in time to see her brighten at the chance to talk about the mysterious Remi. Simple admiration for a friend, or something more?
Even in his distraction the paper failed to burn or even so much as brown, sitting in the blossom's fire without harm. He retrieved it thoughtfully, slipping it between the pages of the little book to save it for later examination. "Northaven? Another name I've heard but haven't gotten much detail on," he admitted with a smile. "A city? A kingdom? A world?" He chuckled, turning his attention to the ground to try and find a pebble or small rock to test. "Alas, I was traveling alone when the path disappeared beneath my feet and dropped me - quite literally - between worlds." His smile faded for a moment, the skin around his eyes tightening a little at the memory. "It was not... a pleasant trip. So I suppose it's just as well no one else had to endure it with me." He shook his head to chase away the shadows, looking back to Isla with that charming grin again. "But you said you had only been in Northaven a short time? Where else have your travels taken you?"
