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 Posted: Sun May 02, 2021 11:40 am
Alfina opened her mouth to reply, but found herself laughing instead. “You know.. I’m not sure. Keldari used to really scare me when I was younger, but I’m better now. Still, I wouldn’t want to dance with them.” She shrugged lightly. “I guess she just likes it a lot, too. It’s like my brother. Coalan has always liked being crafty. For one of the festivals, he made all these little food figurines that looked good enough to eat! And Xen-..." What was her sister even doing these days? It had been so long. "-and like me.. I like cooking and baking. It just helps that others like what we do, too.”
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Posted: Sun May 02, 2021 11:42 am
People in town sure did like to talk. He was suddenly learning all about this girl’s family. Had she said Coalan? Wasn’t that the boy he had met before? From what he could recall of that encounter, seeing a family resemblance wasn’t too much of a stretch. Rather than risk going into further discussions, he shoved a cookie into his mouth to chew contently. “You’re good at baking, and it feeds others. Very useful.” His lips pursed again. “Art was good for clothes to blend into the forest.. And I guess dancing can be like training. Could make anything useful, I guess.” Swallowing the rest of the cookie, he tucked the precious cargo into his pack and turned away to leave again.
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Posted: Sun May 02, 2021 11:43 am
Alfina hugged the tray to her chest, unconsciously covering the belly that she was now suspicious of. “Thank you. I’m Alfina. If you want to buy- er- trade, for more.. You could request something as well for the future. I might not be your wife, but I’d still like to make something yummy for you if you want.” A wife! Sure, she wanted to be a wife someday, but perhaps someone with a slightly more romantic approach than this odd pair. “I’m saving up for my own store, so I try to sell as regularly as possible.”
Her head cocked slightly. Did everything need a reason or be "useful?" Was he really just going to leave? “Can’t you do things just because they make you happy? What do you do for fun? ”
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Posted: Sun May 02, 2021 11:45 am
Make something just for him? He looked back over his shoulder curiously, but the girl seemed absolutely serious. He couldn’t possibly request something just for himself, but perhaps his clan would enjoy something? “Just whatever you make,” he replied with a shrug. He was willing to bet it would all be good, and it was safer than asking for anything specific when his concept of baked goods was surely limited compared to Alfina’s experience.
For fun? “I do things for my family. All has purpose. Fun just happens,” he replied. That was why he had agreed to come to town with his dad, after all. He’d had no intention of actually finding someone to marry there, but he could humor the old man. Seeking out fun was about as practical as having his father pick out a spouse. He would rather just have it happen. Speaking of which.. He had cookies to hide and a father to avoid seeing the rest of the day. He looked at the confused girl and gave a nod of dismissal. “Bye.”
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Posted: Sun May 02, 2021 11:46 am
Alfina blinked curiously. Everyone had something they liked best. Perhaps this guy was just willing to try anything? Well.. to be fair, this guy didn’t seem like everybody. “Okay, well, just stop over if you see me with my tray again.” She giggled lightly. “Just be sure you have something smaller to trade so that you can leave a few treats for my other customers!”
Fun just happened? That was one way to look at it. “You should try looking for it sometime,” she said with another chuckle. When she looked up again, she was taken aback with the abrupt departure. What? Just like that? She looked down at her tray and shook her head. Having a possible, very disinterested looking, husband thrown at her had not been on her agenda that day, but at least she had sold all of her cookies?
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