"Oooh. I...I see. Sorry." Would Jigano be offended now that he had implied payment for this was at all ever expected? Sam was glad it was quickly brushed past. Though learning that Jigano had brought yet another gift for him was both exciting and nerve-wracking. He tried to make himself remember to bring something for the other man next time they met. Two gifts to none was not a good ratio in a friendship, he felt.
To hear that Jigano had already been close to the barrier, had 'tested' it...Sam stared with wide, scared eyes. He knew his friend was brave but it seemed foolish to go to the barrier willingly. "An...Ascended?" The phrasing, rather than use of a name, did make him feel a little othered, but Sam didn't bring it up. "Who?"
He looked about for animals around them as they walked, but could not see any as of yet. Likely trying to avoid the cold, he thought. A lot of them probably hibernated. Jigano's question drew him from his search and made him tap his finger to his chin as he thought.
"Well...I have heard. Different things. Some people th-think it's punishment. From the Gods. For...something. Others think it's...protection. From wh-what's out there. It's just...always been there. I don't think anyone really knows." A little wistful smile took over his face. "My fa-father. He used to tell me it was full of eyes that watched you, and t-told the Gods if you were naughty. I don't...think that's true."
To hear that Jigano had already been close to the barrier, had 'tested' it...Sam stared with wide, scared eyes. He knew his friend was brave but it seemed foolish to go to the barrier willingly. "An...Ascended?" The phrasing, rather than use of a name, did make him feel a little othered, but Sam didn't bring it up. "Who?"
He looked about for animals around them as they walked, but could not see any as of yet. Likely trying to avoid the cold, he thought. A lot of them probably hibernated. Jigano's question drew him from his search and made him tap his finger to his chin as he thought.
"Well...I have heard. Different things. Some people th-think it's punishment. From the Gods. For...something. Others think it's...protection. From wh-what's out there. It's just...always been there. I don't think anyone really knows." A little wistful smile took over his face. "My fa-father. He used to tell me it was full of eyes that watched you, and t-told the Gods if you were naughty. I don't...think that's true."
