She was more an expert than he was, at least, but he had started to realize that too many compliments shifted swiftly from teasing to uncomfortable for the baker. Jigano just smiled and let it slide, preferring the distraction of her partial shift. "Amalia Ottermaid it is, then," he agreed with a grin.
He only raised a brow at her swift negation of the possibility that she had caused the clouds to clear. "You can turn yourself into an animal, speak to all creatures, and walk on water," he pointed out with a chuckle. "You might not be an Abandoned, but you've still got quite a bit of magic in your bones, friend ottermaid." Divinely sanctioned, at least, from an Outlander's perspective.
He watched her concentrate, but looked up as well to see the clouds reforming, and grinned at the display. The grin turned lopsided as he shifted it to her, nodding at her question. "I think so," he agreed. "It might come in handy for bringing rain to the Fields in Longheat, or soothing the Flowerbirth storms so we don't get quite so inundated all at once. Help to bring the Hollowed Grounds back to flourishing... if that's how you choose to use it," he finished gently. "Though... I don't even know if it works away from the coast yet. I might be getting ahead of myself." The admission was sheepish as he reached up to rub the back of his neck self-consciously, trying to rein in his enthusiasm so he didn't overwhelm her with it.
He only raised a brow at her swift negation of the possibility that she had caused the clouds to clear. "You can turn yourself into an animal, speak to all creatures, and walk on water," he pointed out with a chuckle. "You might not be an Abandoned, but you've still got quite a bit of magic in your bones, friend ottermaid." Divinely sanctioned, at least, from an Outlander's perspective.
He watched her concentrate, but looked up as well to see the clouds reforming, and grinned at the display. The grin turned lopsided as he shifted it to her, nodding at her question. "I think so," he agreed. "It might come in handy for bringing rain to the Fields in Longheat, or soothing the Flowerbirth storms so we don't get quite so inundated all at once. Help to bring the Hollowed Grounds back to flourishing... if that's how you choose to use it," he finished gently. "Though... I don't even know if it works away from the coast yet. I might be getting ahead of myself." The admission was sheepish as he reached up to rub the back of his neck self-consciously, trying to rein in his enthusiasm so he didn't overwhelm her with it.
