Could I but ride indefinite, As doth the meadow-bee
And visit only where I liked, And no man visit me
And visit only where I liked, And no man visit me
She tamps down on the hurt that stirs in her chest at his unintentional wording. Flora had not been 'just one' once upon a time. But he's right in calling her unique, and Ru can't help but chuckle slightly. "If you can believe it I was even worse at her age." Perhaps time will temper her fiery daughter, but Ru would burn the world to keep Flora from having to change to fit into it.
"Have you considered hired hands? There's a risk with not personally attending to everything, but it's what I had to do with the spa." The Academy had become more important, and in the end Hotaru was merely one woman who could not be everywhere at once. She'd had to fire her first manager, but now things were going well in her absence and she only had to check in once or twice a season.
Lifting a wet hand to slick her hair back and cool off her nape, Ru gives him an encouraging smile. "Exactly! Keeping a closed form is helpful too instead of wide swings that expose your chest for someone to step in. Compactness is important in knife fighting for defense, and your longer limbs are helpful to keep others at bay."
"Have you considered hired hands? There's a risk with not personally attending to everything, but it's what I had to do with the spa." The Academy had become more important, and in the end Hotaru was merely one woman who could not be everywhere at once. She'd had to fire her first manager, but now things were going well in her absence and she only had to check in once or twice a season.
Lifting a wet hand to slick her hair back and cool off her nape, Ru gives him an encouraging smile. "Exactly! Keeping a closed form is helpful too instead of wide swings that expose your chest for someone to step in. Compactness is important in knife fighting for defense, and your longer limbs are helpful to keep others at bay."
And dwell a little everywhere - or better, run away
HOTARU
