It took a moment for Sam's words to sink in as Jigano finished his hurried notes, but when they did they surprised a laugh from him, and he grinned slyly over at his friend. "Is it?" he teased gently. "Though, perhaps not, if you have the right motivation! As those two might!" He chuckled, closing his lovely journal carefully and tucking it safely away again to keep the snow from its pages. "Ah, but yes, they could be siblings playing a game, or simply neighbors having a little spat over territory. Maybe one got caught raiding the other's larder?" There were quite a few options, really. He'd never bothered himself with the inner lives of squirrels before, beyond occasionally trying to catch one if it strayed to close to his fox form, but that didn't stop him from offering cute little vignettes about them now, with a smile for his friend.
"No matter, you got more information on the one with two tails, yes? That's a good division of resources for us. And coming back in the sp--in Flowerbirth is a better idea, certainly. Though..." He hesitated, tilting his head curiously at his friend. "There was a meeting, where they talked about plans for dealing with the spire and the guardian... did Remi mention that? I can't remember if that was before or after you said you met him. I think they're planning an assault on the spire in Flowerbirth, when the snow melts." And if it succeeded, the hope was that the barrier would come down. Jigano knew Sam wasn't happy about that thought, but he had a right to know what the congregation of outlanders and naturals alike had planned, since it might profoundly affect his world.
"No matter, you got more information on the one with two tails, yes? That's a good division of resources for us. And coming back in the sp--in Flowerbirth is a better idea, certainly. Though..." He hesitated, tilting his head curiously at his friend. "There was a meeting, where they talked about plans for dealing with the spire and the guardian... did Remi mention that? I can't remember if that was before or after you said you met him. I think they're planning an assault on the spire in Flowerbirth, when the snow melts." And if it succeeded, the hope was that the barrier would come down. Jigano knew Sam wasn't happy about that thought, but he had a right to know what the congregation of outlanders and naturals alike had planned, since it might profoundly affect his world.
