"Wouldn't want to ruin the mood," he said, to which she nodded in agreement. It seemed to a be a subject would upset the child, and that was the last thing she wanted. The girl didn't need more pain than she had likely experienced. The sailor was caught off guard by the invitation for another meeting, though it was not exactly a direct one.
"I suppose so," she agreed, surprising herself that she was already looking forward to a future encounter.
Her cheeks coloured with embarrassment at her lack of knowledge. She had only been in the current world for a bit less than four years, most of which she had spent at sea. It something she found difficult explain, and something that she didn't exactly advertise. Though she had heard of the name before, Tsukiko knew little about the city itself. Listening closely, while mentally storing the information for future reference. Despite the descriptions he used, Kreig spoke of Sunberth with such an affectionate tone, that made her believe that perhaps it wasn't all bad, despite the city's lawlessness of the city, not that she was naïve enough to think that it did not come with its own hardships and losses. By far, it sounded like no utopia, the irony of having no anarchy, but still being practically 'ruled' not entirely escaping her. It sounded like... Chaos
She walked right by him, not expecting him to stop, and turned to face him as he hesitantly asked if she was free later that day, or the next. It seemed to take some effort for the squire to ask, giving her the impression that he did not do this sort of thing often. He was nice, pleasant company, seemed a gentleman, and had... piqued her interest. Besides, it was not as if she had much else to do. "Sure," she replied easily with a gentle smile, "I'm free both times." At the last part, she chuckled slightly, "Don't worry, I understand completely." With that, she took Claire's hand, and spun her around as if to dance, the girl having finished her treat, just as they reached the entrance of the baazar. "Where would you like to go?"
"I suppose so," she agreed, surprising herself that she was already looking forward to a future encounter.
Her cheeks coloured with embarrassment at her lack of knowledge. She had only been in the current world for a bit less than four years, most of which she had spent at sea. It something she found difficult explain, and something that she didn't exactly advertise. Though she had heard of the name before, Tsukiko knew little about the city itself. Listening closely, while mentally storing the information for future reference. Despite the descriptions he used, Kreig spoke of Sunberth with such an affectionate tone, that made her believe that perhaps it wasn't all bad, despite the city's lawlessness of the city, not that she was naïve enough to think that it did not come with its own hardships and losses. By far, it sounded like no utopia, the irony of having no anarchy, but still being practically 'ruled' not entirely escaping her. It sounded like... Chaos
She walked right by him, not expecting him to stop, and turned to face him as he hesitantly asked if she was free later that day, or the next. It seemed to take some effort for the squire to ask, giving her the impression that he did not do this sort of thing often. He was nice, pleasant company, seemed a gentleman, and had... piqued her interest. Besides, it was not as if she had much else to do. "Sure," she replied easily with a gentle smile, "I'm free both times." At the last part, she chuckled slightly, "Don't worry, I understand completely." With that, she took Claire's hand, and spun her around as if to dance, the girl having finished her treat, just as they reached the entrance of the baazar. "Where would you like to go?"