A Shield, then. Perhaps one of Deimos', if the timeline of her family's demise was recent as she'd said. Hotaru chews on the inside of her cheek, mind humming as it is always wont to do. "I understand the sentiment," she assures, gaze sliding away back to the horizon, voice soft with slight distraction as plans unravel in her mind. "If being a Shield will not sustain you, would you be open to alternatives?" A hand rises at her side halfway, cutting off any objections based in pride that the woman may instinctively try to raise.
"Not out of pity, I assure. I have already imposed enough on your day, but...for all my antics, I do not leave my kin behind. I may not rule here like I did in my home land, but I still have plenty to offer you." Material items, yes, as they were journeying to retrieve. But so much more beyond that. Opportunities, knowledge, training. Even more, if given some time. "I could teach you many things that could earn you better bartering, and I have plenty of connections to businesses. I helped build most of what has been constructed since the portal opened." The Kraai, Noah's home, Chulane's farm, her own spa. "And if you gave me time..." trailing off, she slants her eyes back towards Aino, sharp and calculating behind the veneer of beauty. "Would you let me try?"
"Not out of pity, I assure. I have already imposed enough on your day, but...for all my antics, I do not leave my kin behind. I may not rule here like I did in my home land, but I still have plenty to offer you." Material items, yes, as they were journeying to retrieve. But so much more beyond that. Opportunities, knowledge, training. Even more, if given some time. "I could teach you many things that could earn you better bartering, and I have plenty of connections to businesses. I helped build most of what has been constructed since the portal opened." The Kraai, Noah's home, Chulane's farm, her own spa. "And if you gave me time..." trailing off, she slants her eyes back towards Aino, sharp and calculating behind the veneer of beauty. "Would you let me try?"
