AINO
She nodded. "Useful abilities both, if you can find ways to apply them," she acknowledged. "Better than mine; life drain only serves one purpose." Snow began to fly through the air as Aino returned to the task of clearing the road. One patient shovel-full at a time, that did nothing to keep her from conversing.
"Bah, there's nothin' wrong with it," she gruffed as the youth got curious. "Is just not what I want to be doin', is all. Family comes first, though, that's how it's supposed to be, and sometimes my 'fun' has to wait." There was a clang as the shovel struck ice, and there was some muttered curses as she focused on dislodging the frozen clump from the path.
"My mum can't walk," she elaborated, once the clump was safely deposited away where no one could stumble over it. "The roof fell on her when Eirachi blew up the Palace, and I'm the only family who can care for her right now. I have nieces... but they're a bit young still to carry that responsibility." She said it matter-of-factly, as if the emotions connected to the event had long since dried up and withered.
"Bah, there's nothin' wrong with it," she gruffed as the youth got curious. "Is just not what I want to be doin', is all. Family comes first, though, that's how it's supposed to be, and sometimes my 'fun' has to wait." There was a clang as the shovel struck ice, and there was some muttered curses as she focused on dislodging the frozen clump from the path.
"My mum can't walk," she elaborated, once the clump was safely deposited away where no one could stumble over it. "The roof fell on her when Eirachi blew up the Palace, and I'm the only family who can care for her right now. I have nieces... but they're a bit young still to carry that responsibility." She said it matter-of-factly, as if the emotions connected to the event had long since dried up and withered.
For the good times that we share,
and the bad times that we'll have
and the bad times that we'll have
