To that, Estinien can't help but actually smile. Maybe it's a good thing he came over to snoop like a fool... if he hadn't, the chance encounter that lead to this new understanding never would have happened. He nods in agreement, glancing around the vineyard as if looking for a place to rest.
There's noticeably less reluctance to his presence, now. Perhaps even compared to the last time they spoke in the Horizon, which had been pleasant on its own. He might even let him touch his wings, if he asked. Maybe.
"Not much, in regards to my own affairs," he says, considering what Jaskier probably does and doesn't know. "Himeka and I have settled with a farming family in the Primary Settlement. They needed the help, it seems. Just the two of them, with an entire flock to care for." He glances aside. Though his work on the farm is something he does take an amount of pride in, it's not something he'd be content sticking with forever.
"The locals have been kind enough, and there's plenty to busy myself with. That said, I have no desire to simply retire to the countryside, after all that's happened...'
Of course, there's more important stuff he's been trying to do... but something tells him that maybe just once he should share something personal instead of heading straight into grizzly political details.
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There's noticeably less reluctance to his presence, now. Perhaps even compared to the last time they spoke in the Horizon, which had been pleasant on its own. He might even let him touch his wings, if he asked. Maybe.
"Not much, in regards to my own affairs," he says, considering what Jaskier probably does and doesn't know. "Himeka and I have settled with a farming family in the Primary Settlement. They needed the help, it seems. Just the two of them, with an entire flock to care for." He glances aside. Though his work on the farm is something he does take an amount of pride in, it's not something he'd be content sticking with forever.
"The locals have been kind enough, and there's plenty to busy myself with. That said, I have no desire to simply retire to the countryside, after all that's happened...'
Of course, there's more important stuff he's been trying to do... but something tells him that maybe just once he should share something personal instead of heading straight into grizzly political details.