Sam was glad Jigano approved of his drawing. Quickly, he noted 'bird with two wings' next to it in a surprisingly neat script then closed the book and kept it in his hand in case he had to draw anything else in a rush. "M..maybe they have some kind of advantage. ...It could c-carry something in them, maybe." He didn't want to think of the bird having difficulties or struggling with it's chicks, so told himself the wings were useful somehow and it would be fine.
The story of the barrier's eyes had frightened him in infancy, though he hadn't been here as an adult more because of the very real fear of the barrier's destructive power. Everyone knew someone who had been foolhardy, had decided they would lift the veil...and never came back.
"I...um. I mean I don't...kn-know much about the Gods. The Old ones...th-they won't talk to me, since I'm Ascended. The Voice...I don't think sh-she has anything to do with it. But no one seems to like it. So...so maybe it is from something outside. Something th-that can contain even the Gods. Honestly, I..." Sam shrugged. "I'm fine w-with it. I have enough space in here. Having all that...whatever is out there suddenly open...i-it would be terrifying. I would not leave my shop anyway."
The story of the barrier's eyes had frightened him in infancy, though he hadn't been here as an adult more because of the very real fear of the barrier's destructive power. Everyone knew someone who had been foolhardy, had decided they would lift the veil...and never came back.
"I...um. I mean I don't...kn-know much about the Gods. The Old ones...th-they won't talk to me, since I'm Ascended. The Voice...I don't think sh-she has anything to do with it. But no one seems to like it. So...so maybe it is from something outside. Something th-that can contain even the Gods. Honestly, I..." Sam shrugged. "I'm fine w-with it. I have enough space in here. Having all that...whatever is out there suddenly open...i-it would be terrifying. I would not leave my shop anyway."
