"No, I don't think he is, either," Jigano agreed wryly. "I certainly don't care for him or his company." Or his arrogance or his threats, but since Archebold was not a fun topic for either of them, the bard let discussion of the man drop. Besides, he was more interested to hear about the Naturals' beliefs about the barrier, and Sam's own family tales about it, and he would have continued his line of questioning if not for the sudden flight of the grouse.
He flashed his friend a quick grin at Sam's swift and eager affirmation, and looked to his drawing. The bard blinked for a moment and then nodded, smiling at the diagram. "That's a good idea. I didn't even try to draw it, but thanks to you I don't need to." Not that his own attempt would have been much better. The bookmaker's picture was simple but effective enough to get the point across.
"Yes... that's a good point. I suppose if they kept it from flying at all, it would have been eaten by a predator by now. And maybe because it's slower it still will be... but it's made it to adulthood and at least has a chance to have chicks. Though, whether the extra wings will be passed down..." The lorekeeper shrugged. "We'll have to keep an eye out for any others like it. Try to see if it's a family trait or a one-off." Beginning to walk again, he tilted his head at Sam with a smile.
"But you were saying something about the barrier having eyes? I feel like, as a child, that would have frightened me into nightmares for years! Which I suppose was kind of the point... I don't know that I would have gone anywhere near it until I was at least a teenager!" Sam, though, had said this was his first time out here, hadn't he? "What do you think its purpose is?" He asked curiously. "Not what other people think, but what you think?"
He flashed his friend a quick grin at Sam's swift and eager affirmation, and looked to his drawing. The bard blinked for a moment and then nodded, smiling at the diagram. "That's a good idea. I didn't even try to draw it, but thanks to you I don't need to." Not that his own attempt would have been much better. The bookmaker's picture was simple but effective enough to get the point across.
"Yes... that's a good point. I suppose if they kept it from flying at all, it would have been eaten by a predator by now. And maybe because it's slower it still will be... but it's made it to adulthood and at least has a chance to have chicks. Though, whether the extra wings will be passed down..." The lorekeeper shrugged. "We'll have to keep an eye out for any others like it. Try to see if it's a family trait or a one-off." Beginning to walk again, he tilted his head at Sam with a smile.
"But you were saying something about the barrier having eyes? I feel like, as a child, that would have frightened me into nightmares for years! Which I suppose was kind of the point... I don't know that I would have gone anywhere near it until I was at least a teenager!" Sam, though, had said this was his first time out here, hadn't he? "What do you think its purpose is?" He asked curiously. "Not what other people think, but what you think?"
