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It's a big fish. Stepping back some to let her have her own time at the slightly cooked fish, knowing that mares could be quite snappy when it came to such things and he had no desire for that. I'm a good fisher. Have to help Nadai out as best I can. Poor Nadai indeed.

"They probably can't speak to their horses either. You know I was told for a long time I was crazy for saying I could understand what he says...I don't know how I do know, but I can understand him." Shrugging lightly to that mystery that he never worried about really. "Well, they'll never be winners if their hearts are not in it." But it seemed the boy was continuing to be excited...which was odd. Did his mother or no one else show positive ways to this and thus he had no support about it? "Of course I'll still help you...you have a lot of potential in you. I assume you're not going to quit afterwards anyway...so you might as well soak up all the old trade tricks there are."

He's a good cook, he just needs the help getting things to indeed cook. Money's tight. Nipping again at food before he left the rest to her and headed back to the water to try and stomp more fish. After all, Nadai was very much the runined racer. He made his money on racing and when that was gone...well he kind of took what work he could get these days and made things last. Though Jin knew he was studying certain things lately...which was a good thing.

"Ah to be elven." Chuckling some at that and turning a look to the horses, one eating and the other back in the water and fishing. He always thought it was funny to watch him fish. A quirk of an eyebrow though, "The D'vinn boy? You've got yourself some pretty fancy sponsoring there. What about your dad? Does he come to watch?"

They like the heat of the water so they come close. Shaking his head with a nicker. Just stop when they venture too close, takes some practice.

"Well, you do indeed know people in high places. It's a nice thing when it comes to such issues as racing." Frowning lightly though as he seemed to not be too happy about his father...well then why'd he take his name. "Maybe he just sees the worries so much that he can't let himself see the joy it brings you. But yes school and such is important...or you end up like me kid." Chuckling lightly, "Not as glamorous as it sounds."

It was funny watching her try and actually spooking herself from the water, but he didn't make a noise at all about it. Merely perked his ears forward and tossed his head lightly, moving back to the water and fish that were attracted. A few stomps and he'd caught himself another one, which he brought back to shore and went out to get another one.

"Magic is rather important and if you don't have it under control it can be your undoing one day. It's just dangerous othewise but I'm sure you know that and don't need a lecture on it." Shifting his weight lightly with a sigh. "Before I had Jin...well I was a thief and a blackmailer. When I got him, I got into racing. Racing was everything to me and like many a young racer I thought that it was going to be there. But as you know, I had a fall and that just ended it all in a flash. Now I wasn't a studier when I was younger and I never really did anything other than quick simple fixes. So here I am now, scraping the bottoms of barrels week to week while trying to make myself more useful."

It just takes practice and patience. Grabbing another two fish and plopping them back on the shore in the little pile he had before he stepped from the watched, shaking water off his hide with a snort and flare of fire.

"Yeah, not very proud of it but I'm from the generation that built Vesendar. Not too many things to fall back on. But I get by as I can. It's not easy I'll tell you that." Blinking though in why didn't I consider that fashion. "You know, I never thought about it...mostly because your mother has yet to hire anyone into her things. When she used to come by Vesendar more frequently, others would ask and she'd turn them down."

"Yeah, that's mostly what me and Jin like to do for most meals. Fish is free and you can do a few things with it." Petting at the horse that had wandered over and nibbled at his tunic. A grin to the boy though, "If you'd like to cook it as such feel free. Maybe I can learn something knew as far as meals go." Shifting some for comforts sake on the hard ground though he gave a nod. "I suppose she does in some capacity. But boy is she hard to find as well."

Jin had given a sniff at the treat before eating it and giving quite the surprised nosie. He'd never had anything like that before, what was that?

He watched the boy that demonstrated quite the expertise in this manner and didn't offer any help other than handing him the other fish as well to do the same to. "So...your father lives with you and your mother then?" This just got more and more interesting.

Sugar? Oh that makes sense, we can't afford that.

Oh so his father didn't live with him? He supposed that made more since seeing as Zahara probably didn't want such men around. She seemed too damned on being on her own really. "So you like spending time with him then since you don't see him very much? Or is it more of you're annoyed he's around despite how nice it may be?"