Jigano's silver tongue - and shameless charming of the nearby stonemason, who happened to be one of the people he and Sam had saved from the dracolich's book - had earned him not only an awning to borrow for a few hours, but a wheelbarrow and small shovel as well. The poles fit awkwardly, but it made transporting everything significantly easier. Better still, he could see Maea and Sam from a distance as he made his way back, the two shy Loreseekers talking in what appeared to be a perfectly cordial and friendly fashion.
He didn't know Maea well yet, but he was proud of the bookmaker's strides in confidence and social situations, Sam's practice at his shop and the Rathskeller paying off. The bard approached openly, grinning as he let the wheelbarrow rest and surveyed the progress Maea had made with an impressed whistle. "Your diligence does you credit!" he praised, sharing a grin for Sam as well as he began setting up the poles and the awning over the space the pale woman had cleared of rocks and other debris. "This will make the digging much easier, without all that rubble in the way!"
He looked between them with sly good humor as the shade went up, protecting the Ascended from inadvertent sunlight so he could work without worry. "Did I miss anything good while I was gone?"
He didn't know Maea well yet, but he was proud of the bookmaker's strides in confidence and social situations, Sam's practice at his shop and the Rathskeller paying off. The bard approached openly, grinning as he let the wheelbarrow rest and surveyed the progress Maea had made with an impressed whistle. "Your diligence does you credit!" he praised, sharing a grin for Sam as well as he began setting up the poles and the awning over the space the pale woman had cleared of rocks and other debris. "This will make the digging much easier, without all that rubble in the way!"
He looked between them with sly good humor as the shade went up, protecting the Ascended from inadvertent sunlight so he could work without worry. "Did I miss anything good while I was gone?"
