loren
Letting out a huff of laughter, Loren shook his head. "He asked me how much I wanted for Astra, then proceeded to give me a hard time about being an unwanted outsider." There was a wry tone to the words.
Shrugging a bit, he spread his hands. "But I don't hold it against him. I remember what it was like to be young and angry at everything and everyone. Must've been, oh, I don't know, earlier this season? Earlier today?" Not above a bit of self-deprecation, he gave Jigano an amused and knowing look.
It shifted to a grateful expression, accompanied by a pulse of understanding. "I appreciate it." Then the healer grinned. "Don't worry about me. Strange as it might sound, I might be the least hated and most trusted member of the expedition." He was incredibly bemused by that particular outcome.
Shrugging a bit, he spread his hands. "But I don't hold it against him. I remember what it was like to be young and angry at everything and everyone. Must've been, oh, I don't know, earlier this season? Earlier today?" Not above a bit of self-deprecation, he gave Jigano an amused and knowing look.
It shifted to a grateful expression, accompanied by a pulse of understanding. "I appreciate it." Then the healer grinned. "Don't worry about me. Strange as it might sound, I might be the least hated and most trusted member of the expedition." He was incredibly bemused by that particular outcome.
Never judge a book by its cover.
