Hang your kisses on all my branches, please
"We do," she agrees, both warm and with a feline type of pride that is at risk of coming across as arrogance. In her mind, Halo having wonderful leaders is a separate entity from the Grounds having plainly none. Do better and all that. "If you visit, you should stop in King's End for clothing. Few other places are nearby enough to stock clothing for travelers that is of sufficient warmth for visiting Halo." After having rescued Alys from the tundra, underequipped and freezing, Hotaru makes a point to mention it to anyone who has expressed interest in tourism.
Shaking the woman's hand, Hotaru tilts her head slightly to the left with a winsome smile. "No worries, if we don't find it I still have hope some of these will work," she assures, gesturing to her basket. If not, well, she'll just have to come back out to the woods and try again.
She's either very lucky or very sharp, because talking about her Academy is a surefire way to get Hotaru to open up despite her normally wary nature. "Not as many as I would like given how large the Academy is, but there are fewer Abandoned these days. Right now I don't have more than twenty in any given season, though most stay on full-time." Not all participate in magical training of course, instead using the Academy for arcane studying even if they did not have magic of their own, but Hotaru still counts them among her flock.
Shaking the woman's hand, Hotaru tilts her head slightly to the left with a winsome smile. "No worries, if we don't find it I still have hope some of these will work," she assures, gesturing to her basket. If not, well, she'll just have to come back out to the woods and try again.
She's either very lucky or very sharp, because talking about her Academy is a surefire way to get Hotaru to open up despite her normally wary nature. "Not as many as I would like given how large the Academy is, but there are fewer Abandoned these days. Right now I don't have more than twenty in any given season, though most stay on full-time." Not all participate in magical training of course, instead using the Academy for arcane studying even if they did not have magic of their own, but Hotaru still counts them among her flock.
Sink your fingers into the darkness of my fur
Valkyrie
