They do! They are valiant steeds - faithfully carrying their riders wherever they may need to go, soaring through the skies no matter how stormy the weather...
...There are many stories of dragons in our homeland as beings of great power and prosperity, and they are often associated with the gods, but I have rarely seen any myself. Even so, the ones depicted never have wings. [ he can almost imagine, if he thinks about it enough.
...he likes them too, even if it's for entirely different reasons. ] I would quite like to see one of these, some day.
[something about that seems to amuse her - the corners of her lips tug up into a smile. if only he knew.]
Well, wyverns are quite a common sight in my homeland - if you do make it to Fódlan, after this, perhaps I can teach you to ride them, and we can sneak away from the monastery to the coast before my brother notices.
anyway, he knows that flayn's brother can be quite overprotective from the way she talks of him, but... ] ...While I am quite good at sneaking around, were such a thing to happen, I am not so sure I'd want to make an enemy of your elder brother...
[ maybe it would be better to ask.
though, alternatively, maybe he just wouldn't even know yin yu is there. or would, more likely, turn him into ash on the spot for being not nearly good enough to even be in flayn's presence. all three of those things seem likely. ]
Oh, I am sure you would not be making an enemy of him!
[...
she pauses.]
...well, perhaps it would be better to simply cover our tracks very, very carefully. It is nothing against you, but my brother is highly opposed to my leaving the monastery without him.
[ he is not going to point out how flayn has clearly left the nest and how she has clearly been in danger very often... but, that is true, she shouldn't be cooped up like some caged bird.
her comment about him being able to protect her pleases him a little, but he demurs it as ever, ducking his head. ] I think in this case you may be the one who would be assuring any safety. I can tell you with certainty I have never ridden on anything sentient that could fly, ever.
[ there's a save a horse ride a dragon joke here but i'm too embarrassed to make it ]
[curses. the stable wasn't open yet in week 2 i'm pretty sure.]
You have not? ...I wish there were horses here! Dimitri and I could have taught you. ...well, perhaps mostly Dimitri. He is rather skilled at horsemanship, you know!
watching flayn's excitement over the horses is pretty charming. ] Is that so? Lord Dimitri seems quite skilled at many things. It would be an honor to learn from either of you.
[ he would! spending time with lady flayn is already nice, and he respects dimitri greatly. ] If there's something I can teach the two of you in exchange, I'd be happy to do so.
[ something he could teach her... yin yu tilts his head, thinking for a possible skill to teach that might compare. ]
I'm passingly good at many things, my lady, though I am no master at most. Besides martial techniques, I've studied the arts of cultivation the best that I can, so... poetry, calligraphy, playing the guqin, things along such lines.
[ he ends up giving her a small smile. ] You've taught me many things already, my lady. This one is very thankful.
[she smiles back at him, and gives his hand a very light squeeze.]
...you have taught me many things already, too.
[she hopes she'll never have cause to use most of them (although, when it comes down to it - in a few weeks, she will). she hopes she can learn more peaceful skills from him.]
I did not realize you were a poet. [she smiles] Perhaps you could recite a poem you have written?
[ oh. yin yu ducks his head, his ears turning a little pink. ]
...It's been a very long time since I've written any. [ haha what is inspiration. ] I'm not sure if I could recite anything from memory, now. My apologies...
Certainly not. [ he can see flayn being good at it. she seems the observant type. ] We never learn much of anything if we don't try.
[ once upon a time, yin yu taught pupils and disciples in many skills, beyond just the martial. as a head disciple, it was his duty to make sure they picked up on the skills necessary to become good cultivators. to be good, upright, moral gentlemen, who were as well spoken as they were good in the martial arts. he may not have always been successful (in particular, there was one exception who achieved the latter far more than the former), but it had been a part of his life that was deeply, deeply fulfilling. he's always tried to be thoughtful. he's tried to be wise. if nothing else, he always tried. ]
So we shall. [ haha. well! he will. he will try. maybe finding inspiration will be a little easier, nowadays. ] Typically, I would write about nature, or balance and harmony if I could observe it. Like many things, it's about how observant you can be of the world around you.
[ he takes a sip of his tea, thoughtfully. ] Is there something in particular you would like to write about, Lady Flayn?
I had not really thought that far ahead, if I am being honest...
[she was more excited about the concept of writing poems with yin yu than she was about coming up with a subject. but now that they're on the topic... hm.]
I suppose... I would want to find something beautiful to write about. It is the quiet, simple things that bring people strength in situations like this, even if they can be hard to find.
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They do! They are valiant steeds - faithfully carrying their riders wherever they may need to go, soaring through the skies no matter how stormy the weather...
[she likes
dragons.]
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...There are many stories of dragons in our homeland as beings of great power and prosperity, and they are often associated with the gods, but I have rarely seen any myself. Even so, the ones depicted never have wings. [ he can almost imagine, if he thinks about it enough.
...he likes them too, even if it's for entirely different reasons. ] I would quite like to see one of these, some day.
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[something about that seems to amuse her - the corners of her lips tug up into a smile. if only he knew.]
Well, wyverns are quite a common sight in my homeland - if you do make it to Fódlan, after this, perhaps I can teach you to ride them, and we can sneak away from the monastery to the coast before my brother notices.
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anyway, he knows that flayn's brother can be quite overprotective from the way she talks of him, but... ] ...While I am quite good at sneaking around, were such a thing to happen, I am not so sure I'd want to make an enemy of your elder brother...
[ maybe it would be better to ask.
though, alternatively, maybe he just wouldn't even know yin yu is there. or would, more likely, turn him into ash on the spot for being not nearly good enough to even be in flayn's presence. all three of those things seem likely. ]
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[...
she pauses.]
...well, perhaps it would be better to simply cover our tracks very, very carefully. It is nothing against you, but my brother is highly opposed to my leaving the monastery without him.
[seteth is an overprotective meddler, text it.]
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hm. ]
That's not particularly comforting. [ .......... ] Well. I am quite good at it. So...I'm sure it would be alright.
[ if not, well... hua cheng would probably take care of it. what is with all these wildly powerful people. ]
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[SULKS.]
Honestly, he should simply be glad that I would be going with someone who is more than capable of assuring my safety.
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her comment about him being able to protect her pleases him a little, but he demurs it as ever, ducking his head. ] I think in this case you may be the one who would be assuring any safety. I can tell you with certainty I have never ridden on anything sentient that could fly, ever.
[ there's a save a horse ride a dragon joke here but i'm too embarrassed to make it ]
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Oh, it really is not difficult at all! I am sure you shall excel at it. It is quite similar to riding a horse.
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...I can't say I've ever done that, either.
[ he sounds a little embarrassed... look it's just not that common for normal people ]
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You have not? ...I wish there were horses here! Dimitri and I could have taught you. ...well, perhaps mostly Dimitri. He is rather skilled at horsemanship, you know!
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watching flayn's excitement over the horses is pretty charming. ] Is that so? Lord Dimitri seems quite skilled at many things. It would be an honor to learn from either of you.
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He is! Perhaps if we find horses, the three of us could spend a day together. That would be... very nice, I think.
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[ he would! spending time with lady flayn is already nice, and he respects dimitri greatly. ] If there's something I can teach the two of you in exchange, I'd be happy to do so.
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[if he's teaching her something, though, that means they'll get to spend more time together. hmm.]
But in exchange, the pleasure of your company would be more than enough.
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I'm passingly good at many things, my lady, though I am no master at most. Besides martial techniques, I've studied the arts of cultivation the best that I can, so... poetry, calligraphy, playing the guqin, things along such lines.
[ he ends up giving her a small smile. ] You've taught me many things already, my lady. This one is very thankful.
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...you have taught me many things already, too.
[she hopes she'll never have cause to use most of them (although, when it comes down to it - in a few weeks, she will). she hopes she can learn more peaceful skills from him.]
I did not realize you were a poet. [she smiles] Perhaps you could recite a poem you have written?
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...It's been a very long time since I've written any. [ haha what is inspiration. ] I'm not sure if I could recite anything from memory, now. My apologies...
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[she says, easily.]
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...We can certainly try. Has my lady written such things before?
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[she looks earnest!]
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[ once upon a time, yin yu taught pupils and disciples in many skills, beyond just the martial. as a head disciple, it was his duty to make sure they picked up on the skills necessary to become good cultivators. to be good, upright, moral gentlemen, who were as well spoken as they were good in the martial arts. he may not have always been successful (in particular, there was one exception who achieved the latter far more than the former), but it had been a part of his life that was deeply, deeply fulfilling. he's always tried to be thoughtful. he's tried to be wise. if nothing else, he always tried. ]
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[sounds like something we could backdate, i say, trying desperately to make sure we don't run out of threads,,,]
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So we shall. [ haha. well! he will. he will try. maybe finding inspiration will be a little easier, nowadays. ] Typically, I would write about nature, or balance and harmony if I could observe it. Like many things, it's about how observant you can be of the world around you.
[ he takes a sip of his tea, thoughtfully. ] Is there something in particular you would like to write about, Lady Flayn?
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[she was more excited about the concept of writing poems with yin yu than she was about coming up with a subject. but now that they're on the topic... hm.]
I suppose... I would want to find something beautiful to write about. It is the quiet, simple things that bring people strength in situations like this, even if they can be hard to find.
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