Again the response seemed... strange. Not merely lacking in emotion, but lacking in any sort of human texture to which Jigano was used to. Even the androids he had interacted with in the Silvermount had seemed more alive, or at least better at mimicking life. It seemed clear, though, that his help was neither needed nor wanted. With Remi's accusations settling under his skin like quiet venom, the lorekeeper found himself more willing to withdraw rather than risk another enemy he could ill afford.
"I am not cold in the sense that you are likely asking, no," he echoed the Ascended's words, the hint of a smile without humor on his lips. "Nor am I lost, for I would not have offered to guide you to the Settlement if I didn't already know the way. My apologies for disturbing you." He gave the strange woman a courteous bow before rising and looking out across the snowfield to find a place for his own studies where he wouldn't be bothering she who had arrived first.
"I am not cold in the sense that you are likely asking, no," he echoed the Ascended's words, the hint of a smile without humor on his lips. "Nor am I lost, for I would not have offered to guide you to the Settlement if I didn't already know the way. My apologies for disturbing you." He gave the strange woman a courteous bow before rising and looking out across the snowfield to find a place for his own studies where he wouldn't be bothering she who had arrived first.
