Trinket gave just the tiniest of nods when the blacksmith spoke of names. She filed this information away for future consideration.
The rest of his words, however, only gave her more confusion. She turned them around in her head, considering the best way to approach them. Quite a few words, quite a lot of meaning to consider. She stared straight into the man's eye as she considered this. Eventually she settled on what she considered the one question worth asking.
"Why are you trying to rebuild?" she asked. "Things were destroyed in the war. Why not leave them destroyed and just go somewhere else? There are lots of places to go..."
She glanced outside for a moment at the distant horizon. There were a lot of places to go. She had seen some already. But not enough. Never enough. She would have to keep traveling for a long time before she could see it all. Before she could have the answers to it all.
The rest of his words, however, only gave her more confusion. She turned them around in her head, considering the best way to approach them. Quite a few words, quite a lot of meaning to consider. She stared straight into the man's eye as she considered this. Eventually she settled on what she considered the one question worth asking.
"Why are you trying to rebuild?" she asked. "Things were destroyed in the war. Why not leave them destroyed and just go somewhere else? There are lots of places to go..."
She glanced outside for a moment at the distant horizon. There were a lot of places to go. She had seen some already. But not enough. Never enough. She would have to keep traveling for a long time before she could see it all. Before she could have the answers to it all.
