"...I hadn't thought of it," Jigano admitted, a flicker of distant horror in the back of the Attuned bond of Phoebe just wandering around with the potted plant like some kind of Audrey II. "Do you know if she planted it in the College's garden?" Unlikely, but given that the only two members of the College that he knew off the top of his head were Phoebe and Loren, he hoped to find out.
The toast was welcome, the wine washing away the taste-memory of a plant that grew human organs as its fruit. The advice that followed was even more welcome, and Jigano nodded sheepishly. "Honestly, that's the best thing I could do, you're right. Thank you." Sometimes it was the simplest answers that went overlooked until someone else pointed them out.
Conversation took a turn for the weird as Loren related the curses and Jigano hummed thoughtfully as he swirled his drink. "Hmm. Curses are nothing new, but you're right, that does sound odd. Are you sure he hadn't done anything previously to get on the bad side of one god or another?" Always a hazard on Caido. "Even Attuned can bring divine wrath down upon themselves." As he had done. "I haven't heard of anything like that in the Grounds, but I'll keep an ear out now that I know what to look for," he promised, wheels already turning in his busy brain.
Wheels that almost slipped out of gear as Loren brought up his previous expedition - ice, blood, flesh, fear - and he drew a slow breath to make sure it wasn't shaking. "I reported to Neron," he said hesitantly, a thread of curious uncertainty in the bond extended towards his friend. "Did he not pass that information along to his cabinet?"
The toast was welcome, the wine washing away the taste-memory of a plant that grew human organs as its fruit. The advice that followed was even more welcome, and Jigano nodded sheepishly. "Honestly, that's the best thing I could do, you're right. Thank you." Sometimes it was the simplest answers that went overlooked until someone else pointed them out.
Conversation took a turn for the weird as Loren related the curses and Jigano hummed thoughtfully as he swirled his drink. "Hmm. Curses are nothing new, but you're right, that does sound odd. Are you sure he hadn't done anything previously to get on the bad side of one god or another?" Always a hazard on Caido. "Even Attuned can bring divine wrath down upon themselves." As he had done. "I haven't heard of anything like that in the Grounds, but I'll keep an ear out now that I know what to look for," he promised, wheels already turning in his busy brain.
Wheels that almost slipped out of gear as Loren brought up his previous expedition - ice, blood, flesh, fear - and he drew a slow breath to make sure it wasn't shaking. "I reported to Neron," he said hesitantly, a thread of curious uncertainty in the bond extended towards his friend. "Did he not pass that information along to his cabinet?"
