Let's Try This Again

"Hmm. Perhaps someone had enchanted it." Sam suggested idly, not sure if such a thing was really possible but wishing he had a way to find out. Without seeking out the (corpse?) Luxere, he had no chance of investigating further. It was good to see Jigano apparently pleased with his little speech, even if he did tense at the mention of near-death (honestly, a welcome response, after the callousness Remi had attempted his murder with). As Jigano spoke of the 'core' of the guild he smiled and laughed awkwardly, looked down at the ground. "Speaking of Amalia...I've been trying to talk to her more recently - we discovered something rather unusual together." He wasn't sure if their long-lost family bond was meant to remain a secret, but he trusted Jigano to keep it if it was. As for how he'd nearly come to his end. Sam slowly raised his eyes back to Jigano, swallowed anxiously before admitted: "Yes, though not for the same reasons and...and...it was Remi. I found him, in Torchline - did you know he's there? On the beach with Ronin." He had certainly not expected to run into the Alchemist in the new realm, had thought that he'd never seen him again, only think of him when he saw stars in the night sky. "He is changed by his grief terribly. We had an argument, of sorts...he hit me several times." Sam reached up for his face, felt along the now-whole line of his nose. "I was healed--" He was sure Jigano could guess by who. "--Though that was not all he attempted. Just before I left, he swiped..." Sam gave out a heavy sigh, fought the urge to place his head in his hands and sob. "Swiped at my neck with his claws. Ronin held him back, and I ran." Samuel He took a step but then felt tired He said, I'll rest a little while But when he tried to walk again He wasn't a child