Aino's amused (is it amusement? Ru is delighted to realize she's having a hard time telling, when normally she can read people quite well) disbelief only heightens her own delight, but she only lets so much of it show lest she drive the merchant over a line into irritation.
"I wouldn't expect you to agree without due consideration and proof of success," she agrees, feathers unruffled by the continued doubt. It's a testament to Aino's character after all. One that intrigues her, challenges her, and Hotaru does so love a challenge.
Extending her hand, Hotaru tempers her desire to grin lest she not appear serious, and shakes Aino's hand firmly - the strength of it revealing all she possesses behind the fragile facade. "You have yourself a deal." Mind working away, Hotaru turns back to the path, striking up a different angle of conversation as they meander towards her spa for the promised pelts and meat. Time will reveal far different avenues, but for now her word is cemented.
- Fin
"I wouldn't expect you to agree without due consideration and proof of success," she agrees, feathers unruffled by the continued doubt. It's a testament to Aino's character after all. One that intrigues her, challenges her, and Hotaru does so love a challenge.
Extending her hand, Hotaru tempers her desire to grin lest she not appear serious, and shakes Aino's hand firmly - the strength of it revealing all she possesses behind the fragile facade. "You have yourself a deal." Mind working away, Hotaru turns back to the path, striking up a different angle of conversation as they meander towards her spa for the promised pelts and meat. Time will reveal far different avenues, but for now her word is cemented.
- Fin
