"Damn useful ones, too" Jigano agreed cheerfully. "I shared much of what we found at the meeting..." The one that had gone so poorly overall. But Samuel had been there, even if he'd been distracted by Remi at the time. "It's how we learned of what to expect outside the barrier, and a bit more of the gods themselves, as well." And the Voice, as Safrin had revealed some of that young god's history in a way that left Jigano cold. But there was no guarantee that what he had learned was the whole truth - or even mostly truth. It was the information Safrin had wanted he and Amalia to have, and he was not so innocently naive as his dear friend in her piety.
Gods could still lie, after all. Both the Voice and the old gods. They each had a narrative to sell, and mortal pawns they needed to be their hands upon the chessboard.
"Even more reason to try and find out if other Ascended were drawn to it, and if they can hold it," Jigano mused thoughtfully at this new information. "Perhaps it is, ah, 'keyed' only to you? And even if it is not... if it is, as you think, nothing more than a 'fancy paperweight' then they shouldn't have much interest in it." He offered the last kindly, a reassuring smile on his lips. "Though you aren't just' a bookmaker!" He reached across the broad table as far as he could, extending a finger to point at the pin on Samuel's collar that matched his own. "You are a Loreseeker, after all, and our Chronicler. And you've already thought of one thing that cube could be used for - pinning down something you don't want stolen. If you find yourself in a tight spot you can also toss it onto the foot of whatever is threatening you and it won't be able to reach or chase you." He tilted his head thoughtfully at his friend, glancing to the cube again.
"I don't suppose it can transfer its properties to you while you're holding it?"
Gods could still lie, after all. Both the Voice and the old gods. They each had a narrative to sell, and mortal pawns they needed to be their hands upon the chessboard.
"Even more reason to try and find out if other Ascended were drawn to it, and if they can hold it," Jigano mused thoughtfully at this new information. "Perhaps it is, ah, 'keyed' only to you? And even if it is not... if it is, as you think, nothing more than a 'fancy paperweight' then they shouldn't have much interest in it." He offered the last kindly, a reassuring smile on his lips. "Though you aren't just' a bookmaker!" He reached across the broad table as far as he could, extending a finger to point at the pin on Samuel's collar that matched his own. "You are a Loreseeker, after all, and our Chronicler. And you've already thought of one thing that cube could be used for - pinning down something you don't want stolen. If you find yourself in a tight spot you can also toss it onto the foot of whatever is threatening you and it won't be able to reach or chase you." He tilted his head thoughtfully at his friend, glancing to the cube again.
"I don't suppose it can transfer its properties to you while you're holding it?"
