"And land sharks," Jigano murmured, suppressing a shiver at that particular memory. But Isuma was happy for the attention and even more for a new playmate. The bobcat kitten and the owl-faced gryphlet examined each other with curiosity, though Isuma seemed happier about the introduction while Bobi appeared wary. The gryphon peeped curiously when her fellow kitten's paw raised, turning her head up to follow it - and then squeaking in delight when the boop fell on her small beak instead. She turned an excited circle in place and then tried to return the favor, stretching a taloned foreclaw forward towards Bobi's nose. At Jigano's quietly cleared throat she remembered the 'rules' and curled her toes in, so if Bobi let her, she would boop the bobcat with a tiny knuckle rather than a sharp talon.
It was a welcome distraction before the awkward admission. The first, really, that he had made to anyone in so many words. Luckily it was Edy he was talking to, bright and bold and forthright. His smile turned to a grin as she cackled - a grin that slipped as he was forced to react to the tossed object with reflexes that had been honed over his last season and a half on Caido. He managed to catch it deftly, at least, and raised a brow at the offending arrow that seemed disinclined to lead the way any further. He tapped it with a fingernail experimentally, then looked around, as if expecting the Spark Bird to descend in all her fiery glory.
There was no bird immediately visible... but there was an oasis, and he glanced from Edy to the water with a grin flickering at the corners of his mouth. "Some sort of water monster?" he hazarded a guess, as much teasing as sincere. "Like a... a lake dragon or serpent of some kind? One that's coiled up and sleeping at the bottom of the oasis to hide from your fire magic?"
It was a welcome distraction before the awkward admission. The first, really, that he had made to anyone in so many words. Luckily it was Edy he was talking to, bright and bold and forthright. His smile turned to a grin as she cackled - a grin that slipped as he was forced to react to the tossed object with reflexes that had been honed over his last season and a half on Caido. He managed to catch it deftly, at least, and raised a brow at the offending arrow that seemed disinclined to lead the way any further. He tapped it with a fingernail experimentally, then looked around, as if expecting the Spark Bird to descend in all her fiery glory.
There was no bird immediately visible... but there was an oasis, and he glanced from Edy to the water with a grin flickering at the corners of his mouth. "Some sort of water monster?" he hazarded a guess, as much teasing as sincere. "Like a... a lake dragon or serpent of some kind? One that's coiled up and sleeping at the bottom of the oasis to hide from your fire magic?"
