They winced a little at her blunt assessment, but... well, hard to argue otherwise.
"Most of the main threats when I was growing up were landsharks and Long Night, and there's not much you can do about either of those. And I haven't found a book about self-defense yet. I'm still looking!" they added, as if that would help. "I'm sure there is one! There's just a lot of books to go through."
They smiled. When Quanil didn't know what else to do, they smiled. They smiled as their default action to everything, all the time. "You're really good, though! I'm Quanil; what's your name?"
"Most of the main threats when I was growing up were landsharks and Long Night, and there's not much you can do about either of those. And I haven't found a book about self-defense yet. I'm still looking!" they added, as if that would help. "I'm sure there is one! There's just a lot of books to go through."
They smiled. When Quanil didn't know what else to do, they smiled. They smiled as their default action to everything, all the time. "You're really good, though! I'm Quanil; what's your name?"
