Jigano grinned and met his friend with half-bow and a murmured greeting, nodding politely to Remi when he saw the alchemist already inside. As Sam opened the door at the next knock the bard’s smile returned. ”Nairi! It’s good to see you again,” he greeted, glad to see the young woman settling in. Another knock proved to be another familiar face, and the bard gave the golden-eyed man a bow and a smile all his own. ”Caiside, I didn’t realize you knew Sam!” Surrounded by friends, or at least friendly acquaintances, Jigano hoped the work would go swiftly and with lighter hearts.
Blue eyes warmed with pride when Samuel stood to address the gathering with more confidence than Jigano would have expected of his friend a month ago. He nodded agreeably to his task, smile widening with pleasure at being able to sort and catalogue to heart’s content. ”Even if they are, I know you’ll come to my rescue,” he teased back at the joke with a wink that encompassed Remi as well.
As they were given their individual tasks, Remi wasn’t the only one questioning Sam’s choice of people to lead upstairs alone, but after a moment Jigano decided it wasn’t for some romantic interlude. If that’s what the bookmaker had wanted, he wouldn’t have sent out an open invitation for other people to come help. So instead the bard tucked his borrowed books aside so they wouldn’t get mixed in with his friend’s, and took his bucket outside to scoop some snow into it. The building was chilly, though he doubted Sam had noticed, so the first thing he did was poke about looking for a fireplace to warm them while they worked, and to melt the snow so he could wipe the shelves down before he started placing books on them.
As he searched he looked over his shoulder atNairi and Caiside, feeling a bit, well, oddly protective of the newcomers he hadn’t seen in a few days. ”How are you both getting along so far?” he asked curiously. ”Are you settling in alright? Any problems with th--?” Remi’s roar reverberated through the building and the bard jumped like a scalded cat, hands flickering instinctively into the first signs of a spell he could no longer cast. Realizing both that his magic was useless and who the roar had come from, he relaxed with a groan, rubbing at his forehead with slender fingers. ”…And that would be Remi, if you haven’t met him before. He’s an Attuned – an animal shifter. Hawk and lion. That, I assume, is his lion side.” He didn’t mention that, last he’d known, Remi had trouble controlling it. They’d burn that bridge when they came to it…if they came to it.
Hopefully they wouldn't.
Blue eyes warmed with pride when Samuel stood to address the gathering with more confidence than Jigano would have expected of his friend a month ago. He nodded agreeably to his task, smile widening with pleasure at being able to sort and catalogue to heart’s content. ”Even if they are, I know you’ll come to my rescue,” he teased back at the joke with a wink that encompassed Remi as well.
As they were given their individual tasks, Remi wasn’t the only one questioning Sam’s choice of people to lead upstairs alone, but after a moment Jigano decided it wasn’t for some romantic interlude. If that’s what the bookmaker had wanted, he wouldn’t have sent out an open invitation for other people to come help. So instead the bard tucked his borrowed books aside so they wouldn’t get mixed in with his friend’s, and took his bucket outside to scoop some snow into it. The building was chilly, though he doubted Sam had noticed, so the first thing he did was poke about looking for a fireplace to warm them while they worked, and to melt the snow so he could wipe the shelves down before he started placing books on them.
As he searched he looked over his shoulder at
Hopefully they wouldn't.
