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[~echo~]

She laughed. "I was taught when I was younger and only just started it back up in earnest. I'd love to sew you one, so you can keep it for your troubles!"

[Light]

"I'll pay for it," he insists, "Or we can have a trade. I'll find something you'd like for it, and we can exchange,"

[~echo~]

"Nonsense," she said. "I'll make it for you for free!"

[Light]

"I couldn't just take it," he blinks, his gold eyes melting in the light.

[~echo~]

Kai sighed softly with a grin. "I won't accept anything more than, say, a wheel of cheese," she said. "Nothing more."

[Light]

"..." his eyes stayed narrowed for a moment before softening, as if he had thought of something, "Cheese--alright. I'll do that,"

[~echo~]

She smiled. "Is there any specific pattern you would like?"

[Light]

"maybe... I dunno," he scratches his head, "Something with dark colors. Surprise me."

[~echo~]

"Okay," Kai said. "I will. Have you done any exciting jobs lately?"

[Light]

"Picked off some bandits in the mountains," he supplies with a shrug, "Nothing... Interesting to me though."

[~echo~]

"It has to be more interesting than making quilts," she said with a grin. "I sometimes think of being a mercenary, but I like living in one place."

[Light]

"Being a mercenary isn't that fun anyways," he quickly says, "Not something you wanna do if you have another choice; like what you have right now. Quilts... And stuff."

[~echo~]

She laughed. "I guess not."

[Light]

"Yeah," he rubs at his eye, "The truth."

[~echo~]

"Well, you know, you could always start an honest business. Maybe become an apprentice," she suggested. "If you're getting bored of the mercenary life."

[Light]

"I've tried other things before," he glumly says, his hands forming a big fist in his lap, "Not good at much else."

[~echo~]

"I'm sure there's something, although I do know that you're a pretty darn good mercenary." Kai gazed at him. "I'm sure you can find something."

[Light]

"I'll look when the time comes," he decides with a shrug of his shoulder, "a good mercenary... I think I'm halfway decent."

[~echo~]

"Good," she said. "Now, if you are busy this evening, I must insist that you stay for dinner," she continued, smiling.

[Light]

"I'm free," he nods his head, and smiles, giving in to her request, "I can't say no to a meal,"