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I understand. I don't know. If my work is as good as you believe, I guess all thats lacking is my own belief that I can create something as masterful as you claim.

Ryugi would nod. His friend did indeed have his own way of contradicting himself with perfectly sound reasoning on both ends. But when they both made sense, who was to complain?

Well, if I DID make this weapon for you, what kind would you like it to be? I mean, there are lots of weapon types out there...

A man with my own vision. I love all sorts of bladed weapons, but swords are definitely my favorite. I think my second favorite would have to be lances and spears...

You know...

Ryugi grinned as he imagined what kind of a sword he could make for his friend. Ryugi knew from experience that Maximos preferred combat based on speed and efficiency rather than power, so a large broadsword was out of the question. Perhaps something smaller like a shortsword or gladius would be better. But Ryugi knew of only ONE type of blade that was the epitome of speed and efficiency, and THAT was...

I think a katana or other such weapon of like design would be well suited to your combat style. What do you think?

Of course, Ryugi was already brainstorming ideas for his friend's "Katana Type" weapon.

Ryugi chuckled.

Well, any katana type weapon you'd get from me probably wouldn't be something you'd be expecting. But I'm sure you'll be pleased with whatever design I manage to create.

Ryugi would grin and turn back to face the open road. Time was passing pretty quickly. Afterall, when you focus on something else rather than the time itself, time seemed to move faster. And before long, the pair were more than halfway to their destination.

That it does.

Ryugi's stomach grumbled a bit itself, and he pulled out his bread as well, continuing to munch on the sweet pastry, and took a few sips of water.

It may be time to take a rest soon, I think. What do you think Max? From what I can tell we're making excellent progress.

((lol I woke up at 5am and wasn't tired enough to go back to sleep. XD))

Ryugi stopped and looked around a bit before heading off to the side of the road. He didn't want to block the trail and cause traffic. Even if said traffic would be few and far between. He took a moment to examine his position, his rough location in relation to the northern mountains, and soon came to a rough summation of his location as well as the travelers' situation.

Well, due to our rough location in relation to the northern mountains, I'd say we're a little over halfway to The City along this road here.

Off to the side of the road there was a small patch of small trees and some scattered rocks. A few of the rocks were large enough to make for decent seats, and the trees provided some light shade as well. Places like these made for welcome stops for travelers along the road. Little patches of green were common across the plains, but only a few were close enough to the road to make for a decent resting spot. Ryugi would take up a spot in one of the trees rather than sit on one of the rocks, and once comfortable would pop open his canteen and take a nice long drink, followed by munching more of his sweet bread.

Another Angaran Traveling Tip for you, Max. When traveling along a trail and you see a good spot to take a rest, make use of it. You never know when you may see another spot as good as the one you see now, and you might meet another traveler there too. These little spots are the best.

Ryugi would nod in response to his friend's observation. Angara was indeed beautiful. A lot of that had to do with the way of life that the people chose and lived by here. There was no pollution or deforestation since no large scale villages or towns were needed. There were no problems with destruction of the land for personal gains either. That resulted in the natural beauty of the land being preserved in ways nearly impossible on the mainland.

Yes, this place is beautiful alright. I've traveled all over the world, and no place seems to match the natural wonder of this Continent. I'm still amazed by its beauty every day I wake up and see it.

Ryugi would sigh pleasantly and look over the mountains and the plains from his position in the tree. Such a lovely place indeed.

Ryugi continued to look out at the sky over the mountains, watching the clouds rise and puff as they did.

Some do, the vast majority don't. As you said Max, we're a very old race. And we respect nature. We know humans are quick to judge and violent beings when threatened. So we can't really judge them too harshly. Its simply in their nature.

Ryugi turned towards Max and smiled, taking another sip of water from his canteen.

And nowadays we know that humans aren't quite as rash and judgmental as they used to be. We're still wary of outsiders, but we don't dislike them or chastise them.