Conceding the friendly, amused rebuke, Harper merely chuckles and looks at the array of food as it's pointed out to him with a small hum of understanding. He will certainly do his best, and give a fair and honest review, but he doubts he'll be able to eat much of it. He has always been the type to quit eating when emotional or overwhelmed.
Turning his head as Hadama gestures skyward, his eyes widen slightly to see the shooting star, and he smiles to himself. He really hopes it's a good omen, he needs one right now. Still gazing up at the sky for a moment, Harper doesn't rush meeting his friend's eyes again. "I think that's a good idea. We have time to harvest more resources - we'll need more if we want to propose any sort of trading." Or so had been reported back to him in a file he'd left on his desk, having already memorized its contents. "Though the other regions aside from Halo are either quiet and solitary or newly fledged." He has high hopes for Sohalia, but the region likely wouldn't be ready to trade for some time.
Turning his head as Hadama gestures skyward, his eyes widen slightly to see the shooting star, and he smiles to himself. He really hopes it's a good omen, he needs one right now. Still gazing up at the sky for a moment, Harper doesn't rush meeting his friend's eyes again. "I think that's a good idea. We have time to harvest more resources - we'll need more if we want to propose any sort of trading." Or so had been reported back to him in a file he'd left on his desk, having already memorized its contents. "Though the other regions aside from Halo are either quiet and solitary or newly fledged." He has high hopes for Sohalia, but the region likely wouldn't be ready to trade for some time.
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