He hadn't thought to look for anyone napping in the underbrush, and Ronin's voice caught him by surprise, even as Isuma reeped! happily and bounded over to try and 'tackle' the Dark Star. It was a blatant ploy for ear scritches, but she was also a Mighty Hunter and she had successfully knocked over Rory and Jigano a few times, so maybe it would work again?
Isuma's happy recognition eased any tension Jigano might have felt at the shock Ronin's voice had given him, and he grinned over at his sleepy friend, ambling towards that end of the pool. "I feel like I should be apologizing," he quipped back. "Remi won't forgive me for interrupting your beauty sleep." He paused by a breadfruit tree, compelling a sleepy bird high in the branches to nip through a stem and let a ripe fruit drop into his hands before he continued on his way. "How have things been with you lately? A lot has changed in a short amount of time," he added ruefully, thinking of the volcano, the new governor, and everything else underway with Deepfrost approaching.
Isuma's happy recognition eased any tension Jigano might have felt at the shock Ronin's voice had given him, and he grinned over at his sleepy friend, ambling towards that end of the pool. "I feel like I should be apologizing," he quipped back. "Remi won't forgive me for interrupting your beauty sleep." He paused by a breadfruit tree, compelling a sleepy bird high in the branches to nip through a stem and let a ripe fruit drop into his hands before he continued on his way. "How have things been with you lately? A lot has changed in a short amount of time," he added ruefully, thinking of the volcano, the new governor, and everything else underway with Deepfrost approaching.
