AINO
Aino nodded with quiet approval at the way Sah handled the children. No nonsense, kind but firm; it said more about him than he might be aware of. She did nothing to step in, and simply waited until there were no more distractions before continuing the conversation. "Nah, you blend in well," she offered, in a tone that was meant to be complimenting. "It's the way you talk that gave it away. Give it another half turn and ye'll be good as natural." And of course, the fact that this town was not so big that anyone could live a life without recognizing the face of everyone else. It had been the way of things, until the portal opened and the outlanders came flooding.
Brushing the snow off her coat before it could start to melt under the dazzling sunlight, Aino reached for the shovel. The way she let it rest over the shoulder - like an unwieldy spear - offered fodder for the boy's suspicions, and she nodded. "Born and raised. Been a soldier since I was old enough to pick up a sword," she confirmed. "Family matters have me on extended leave, fer now." Nothing in her smiling face shifted, and the only giveaway that this did not please her was a tightening around the eyes, like a sudden glint of steel.
"Are ye all settled in? Spirits know, I can always use more hands if you need a job. "
Brushing the snow off her coat before it could start to melt under the dazzling sunlight, Aino reached for the shovel. The way she let it rest over the shoulder - like an unwieldy spear - offered fodder for the boy's suspicions, and she nodded. "Born and raised. Been a soldier since I was old enough to pick up a sword," she confirmed. "Family matters have me on extended leave, fer now." Nothing in her smiling face shifted, and the only giveaway that this did not please her was a tightening around the eyes, like a sudden glint of steel.
"Are ye all settled in? Spirits know, I can always use more hands if you need a job. "
For the good times that we share,
and the bad times that we'll have
and the bad times that we'll have
