[SE] Oh, Valley of Plenty

SUNJATA

He scours through the bottles, scratching on a pad of parchment to keep everything in order, that he only looks up once more when she speaks. The question, about the section for a memorial of sorts, and he glances back over at it briefly with a faint smile. “Not exactly. It’s sort of mixed with the lantern custom here.” He shrugs at first. “I made that bronze lantern last year for… Well, my ex-girlfriend from Korofi.” His gaze returns to her. “The one next to it is for a niece of mine.” Because it’s easier to explain Clementine as his niece just as much as Melita was.

“But the things around it were added as sort of memorial pieces, that’s a bit more custom to home for me.” His gaze softens a fraction, no longer the hardened steel it had always seemed to be, a lightness settling over him briefly. “But… I did arrive a week before LongHeat ended last year so I’m not too familiar with what the Naturals do during this season.”

He places the quill back into the ink pot, scratching at Haai between her ears as he regards Maea once more. “I’d like to incorporate as much of the traditions from here as I can despite my own touches, but I’ve yet to learn much about it.” A rough hum of a chuckle at that.

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