Jigano nodded agreement, then glanced down at his friend and realized Sam's attention was all for the rabbit. "Right," he said out loud. "And I, too, would be curious about its offspring, though I don't think we have a way to keep track of it." Or even know whether it was a 'him' or a 'her.' Rabbits were, in the Attuned's experience, mostly for eating and he didn't bother about their personal lives.
He had rather hoped Sam might suggest leaving it alone, or maybe just keeping an eye on it until it had recovered enough to move again. He didn't realize the kinship that was forming in the bookmaker's mind for the little prey animal; not, at least, until Sam started shuffling closer and the bard felt an inkling of concern just before his friend spoke.
He drew in a slow, quiet breath and let it out just as carefully, blue eyes softening as he looked at the ginger-haired scholar. Sam's kind heart was one of the reasons Jigano treasured his friendship. "I suppose... we can try," he agreed tentatively. "We'll need to make sure Isla and Amalia are okay with it. And he might have to be kept in a cage, so he doesn't run out of the Atheneum when the door is open and get lost. But... for a little while, at least, you might keep him." The bard hesitated, his voice gentling further as his thoughts traced the list of consequences and knowledge he had on the small, furry lunch items. "But he - or she? - might not be entirely happy there, alone. Rabbits usually live in groups. Once we're sure it - they? - are alright, we should probably return them to the woods over there, to find their family again."
All of this assumed that Sam could catch the little creature in the first place, and keep it contained long enough to get it back to the Settlement. Jigano wasn't sure if he was hoping his friend would be successful in that or not. If the rabbit escaped it was probably well enough to survive a while longer, after all. If it was passive enough to allow itself to be carried so far without struggle, it might not live very long and then Sam would feel terrible if it died while he was caring for it... Jigano bit his lip, crouching down slowly to be more on his friend's level as he tried to find a way to phrase his concerns without hurting his friend's feelings.
He had rather hoped Sam might suggest leaving it alone, or maybe just keeping an eye on it until it had recovered enough to move again. He didn't realize the kinship that was forming in the bookmaker's mind for the little prey animal; not, at least, until Sam started shuffling closer and the bard felt an inkling of concern just before his friend spoke.
He drew in a slow, quiet breath and let it out just as carefully, blue eyes softening as he looked at the ginger-haired scholar. Sam's kind heart was one of the reasons Jigano treasured his friendship. "I suppose... we can try," he agreed tentatively. "We'll need to make sure Isla and Amalia are okay with it. And he might have to be kept in a cage, so he doesn't run out of the Atheneum when the door is open and get lost. But... for a little while, at least, you might keep him." The bard hesitated, his voice gentling further as his thoughts traced the list of consequences and knowledge he had on the small, furry lunch items. "But he - or she? - might not be entirely happy there, alone. Rabbits usually live in groups. Once we're sure it - they? - are alright, we should probably return them to the woods over there, to find their family again."
All of this assumed that Sam could catch the little creature in the first place, and keep it contained long enough to get it back to the Settlement. Jigano wasn't sure if he was hoping his friend would be successful in that or not. If the rabbit escaped it was probably well enough to survive a while longer, after all. If it was passive enough to allow itself to be carried so far without struggle, it might not live very long and then Sam would feel terrible if it died while he was caring for it... Jigano bit his lip, crouching down slowly to be more on his friend's level as he tried to find a way to phrase his concerns without hurting his friend's feelings.
