"Excellent traits in a father and husband." She nodded with a sad smile. She only wished she could be more honest sometimes, but fate was what it was. "A soul that understands its place and never shirks is a solid one."Anjing wrote: ↑Sun Nov 05, 2023 11:39 pm"He's got his good traits, wouldn't have married him otherwise. Loves his family, even with a laugh or a smile, never shirks the work. Plenty to like."
Nodding along at Nozomi's non-retirement plans.
"Well, make sure you get a little rest here and there, easy to tire out otherwise. But if you're coming to help you'll be welcome. So long as you're okay with heights and the cold you can walk from one side of the empire to the other and never leave our lands. And we have lots of folks who could use help."
Continuing to nod as she thinks. "This other monk, she said she focused on medicine for the sick and building projects as needed. What's your approach?"
"Once upon a time, there was a young girl who spent most of her life in the spine of the world, with the dregs of an old tribe that never quite caught up to the times. I imagine she wouldn't mind being up in the mountains, both for a bit of rest and for just a bit of good work." She said before she pondered that question. Hmmm, what had been the approach she'd taken?
"Would you believe me if I told you that I sought the truth of the universe in the act of being a mother?"