The bard made no mention of the dampness glistening on his friend's cheeks in the moonlight, instead listening intently to Sam's tale. The bookmaker had been so adamant in his defense of the Voice whenever they'd spoken that it was hard to believe that he'd harbored any doubts, but then again...
The lady doth protested too much, as the saying went. There was no stauncher defender than a man who was sallying against his own doubts as much as the arguments of another.
"She forced you into that position, protested your departure, and still you defend her?" Jigano asked ruefully, giving a slight shake of his head as he released the embrace and settled onto a rock beside his friend. "I'm sorry, Sam. We knew she'd never let anyone go easily. So this is a punishment for not doing as she wished of you? For not submitting to her directives?"
Admittedly, the shrieking of the nearby seabirds was not providing the best ambience for this conversation, and Jigano slanted an exasperated glare at the small flock, wheeling and diving in the moonlight. A gentle nudge from his Beastmaster ability sent most of the birds winging away further down the beach, but a couple broke away from the flock to circle back, spiraling curiously around the pair of man on their rocks.
The lady doth protested too much, as the saying went. There was no stauncher defender than a man who was sallying against his own doubts as much as the arguments of another.
"She forced you into that position, protested your departure, and still you defend her?" Jigano asked ruefully, giving a slight shake of his head as he released the embrace and settled onto a rock beside his friend. "I'm sorry, Sam. We knew she'd never let anyone go easily. So this is a punishment for not doing as she wished of you? For not submitting to her directives?"
Admittedly, the shrieking of the nearby seabirds was not providing the best ambience for this conversation, and Jigano slanted an exasperated glare at the small flock, wheeling and diving in the moonlight. A gentle nudge from his Beastmaster ability sent most of the birds winging away further down the beach, but a couple broke away from the flock to circle back, spiraling curiously around the pair of man on their rocks.
