Jigano tilted his head curiously at Sam's phrasing, then blinked. "Oh! I... I apologize, Sam. I meant the hat as a gift. And that I'd ask for the hat in payment from my Rathskeller audience, since some of them are skilled at knitting and sewing and such." He chuckled giving a rueful shake of his head. "Sewing, I can do for simple things. But knitting is, alas, not one of my skills. Though, speaking of gifts..." He cleared his throat, feeling the slight weight of the charm in his sleeve. "I, ah... have something for you. If you want it. Perhaps after we've finished today?"
As they began to walk, the bard nodded at Sam's kindly-meant warning, his expression thoughtful. "Yes, Isla put a warning notice on the board around the time I arrived, I think. And when I came out with... Hm. The 'magic-testing' group earlier, an Ascended approached the barrier and was knocked nearly unconscious." He shook his head, grinning ruefully as they tramped along. "So, no, I'd rather we didn't get too close. But I'm curious what the effects of it are on the animals out here. I assume it kills them if they get too close, but what about the ones who merely live near it, close enough to feel that unsettling vibration without getting close enough to come to immediate harm?"
He shook his head, humor fading to thoughtfulness. "We still understand so little about it... are they any stories passed down among your people, Samuel? The ones who have lived here for generations?"
As they began to walk, the bard nodded at Sam's kindly-meant warning, his expression thoughtful. "Yes, Isla put a warning notice on the board around the time I arrived, I think. And when I came out with... Hm. The 'magic-testing' group earlier, an Ascended approached the barrier and was knocked nearly unconscious." He shook his head, grinning ruefully as they tramped along. "So, no, I'd rather we didn't get too close. But I'm curious what the effects of it are on the animals out here. I assume it kills them if they get too close, but what about the ones who merely live near it, close enough to feel that unsettling vibration without getting close enough to come to immediate harm?"
He shook his head, humor fading to thoughtfulness. "We still understand so little about it... are they any stories passed down among your people, Samuel? The ones who have lived here for generations?"
