[By the end, Colin is practically boneless and watching her in rapture. When it ends, he gives a blissful sigh as if he'd been holding his breath the whole time.]
Not as clear rules as you might think. A lot of it depends on the weather, how hot or cold, whether it's raining, things like that. You just have to play it by ear, so to speak. I don't know the rules for singing, but I'm sure they exist, or it wouldn't be so hard for some of us. You just happen to know them naturally, somehow.
[ Well, when you put it like that. Athessa gives it some serious thought, possibly more than is truly warranted, but she's high and not really thinking about whether or not her singing is an art comparable to his.
Maybe two recipes, then, for two songs. [ She laughs, charmed at his excitement. ] Do you know how to make spice cake? The kind that tastes like those biscuits you made.
It's one they sell in the markets in Rivain. Up around Kont-Aar they have one with vanilla, but further south they use more cinnamon and ginger. Cardamom, too.
Oh, I've had those! In...I think it was Afsaana. I'll have to do a bit of research and experimentation but I'm sure I can come up with something good. We'll just have to visit Rivain one day to refine the recipe.
[ Now it's Athessa's turn to have her eyes light up (probably literally, too). ]
Even just getting close enough would be good, but I definitely want to go back someday. I'll have to, anyway. Baz says I need to get some seeds for trees there.
[ Even if Bastien had been saying things only to make her feel better, it was a good idea. ]
Oh, I was — [ She waves dismissively, because why she was upset is less important than what Bastien said. ] — ya know, being a mess again, and he told me I'd be alright, so I asked when?
He said, first we'll go lay my clan to rest, and while we're there we'll find some acorns or seeds. Then we'll go to Rivain and get seeds from there, and from one other place where I was happy. And we'll find somewhere nice and pretty and calm to plant them, and when the trees have grown and birds nest in the branches, I can ask them if I'm alright, and they'll say that I am.
[ It's silly, perhaps, such a story. But it feels like the sort of thing her hahren would say. ]
I think so, too. He has a way with words like that. And I think, even if he wasn't serious or he just knew what to say that'd make me feel better, it'd be nice to do it anyway.
[ Shrug. ]
So I gotta find some seeds whenever I manage to go back.
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That's...wow. Wow.
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First song I heard when I went to Rivain.
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I just...sing. Whaddya mean how do I do it?
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But she gets an idea. ]
Would you wanna do a trade?
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Of course! You're family, so you need to learn our paella recipe.
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Oh, I've had those! In...I think it was Afsaana. I'll have to do a bit of research and experimentation but I'm sure I can come up with something good. We'll just have to visit Rivain one day to refine the recipe.
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Even just getting close enough would be good, but I definitely want to go back someday. I'll have to, anyway. Baz says I need to get some seeds for trees there.
[ Even if Bastien had been saying things only to make her feel better, it was a good idea. ]
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He said, first we'll go lay my clan to rest, and while we're there we'll find some acorns or seeds. Then we'll go to Rivain and get seeds from there, and from one other place where I was happy. And we'll find somewhere nice and pretty and calm to plant them, and when the trees have grown and birds nest in the branches, I can ask them if I'm alright, and they'll say that I am.
[ It's silly, perhaps, such a story. But it feels like the sort of thing her hahren would say. ]
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[there is a melancholy to his tone, though the comment is completely sincere. It is a melancholy prophecy, though perfectly laced with hope.]
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[ Shrug. ]
So I gotta find some seeds whenever I manage to go back.