Okay, by that logic Takeshi could sort of understand why Shu loved fruit then. If there was only one thing you could really eat you'd pretty much have to like it, otherwise you'd be starving yourself. He'd never had that problem being as close to a city as he was, though for a good while he subsisted mainly off of sandwiches and smoothies; his adoration of that local stall had begun quite a ways back, and he thought it funny in retrospect how apparently Yumi and Vegeta had been to the same one. Weird how life worked like that sometimes. Standing at the base of the tree after near having his arm torn from its socket Takeshi glanced up at it curiously, having no idea what they were going to do now. No doubt Shu had something in mind, probably some game that was just out of his capacity to play. Evidently he was over thinking things as all the little guy ended up doing was scrambling up the trunk, leaving the older boy at the base confused. "Sheesh... Alright, alright, I'm on my way," Takeshi responded, smiling as he shook his head. Giving the trunk a good staring at he found no real places to grasp onto, scratching his head confused. Okay, well Shu had managed to scramble up easily enough, so maybe if he just copied him. Trying to dig his hands and feet into the tree unsuccessfully he eventually settled on wrapping his arms around it, shimmying up the trunk and pushing himself with his feet. Once he'd reached the point where Shu was he swung up onto the branch, plopping down on his backside with a smirk. "Nothing to it! Climbing is easy."

Dealing with your enemies was never an easy task, regardless of how you approached it; peaceful means were often shot down or disregarded, and fighting only bred further violence. Aseel had been fortunate enough that most everyone had been wary of war when he assumed power, so dissuading his opposition through compromise had been easy enough to do. The difference therein he supposed was he had gained power, whereas in T'charrl's case someone was trying to take it. One was inherited, the other was trying to steal, so no wonder the threat was so fierce. Looking at the Prince in surprise at his retelling of his fight the King shook his head, frowning as he lifted a hand and rubbed at his beard. "The youth should not be made to suffer for our mistakes. I don't know the entire situation surrounding your kingdom, but I am terribly sorry for it. This is precisely why I despise any kind of war, children are made to suffer for those of us in power, almost like pawns. It's a disgrace really." That was one sentiment near everyone in the kingdom could agree on, even so long after the kingdom war had ceased. No one wanted to send their children to combat, nor anyone else's for that matter, so the best way to circumvent that was to just not fight. Ah, but what had T'charrl wanted to ask about? Giving the Prince permission to speak again he listened closely, a smile finally crossing his lips when all was said.

"A strange power...? Rare to our people...?" Aseel mimicked, smiling as he sat forward some. "My young friend, it doesn't sound strange at all. In fact, if you're speaking of what I believe you are you're in luck. I assume you're speaking of being one with nature? More than just simply living in it, but feeling it. The trees, the wildlife, the very planet itself, you can sense all of it can't you? But there's more, I'd wager..." How exciting, to think another person had inherited this ability. So far and few between were their kind now that the King had almost given their unique traits up for dead, thinking his line to be the last with it. Hearing now that someone from another kingdom might share the ability sparked new hope in him, evident by the excited twinkling in his eyes. "You can speak to those no longer with us as well, yes? I know all too well what you're asking about, T'charrl, because I too share in your gift, as does my eldest child. What you're referring to we have come to call Resonance. Some of our people are born with an innate sensitivity to the world around us, our bodies pick up on energies that otherwise may go unnoticed, and we draw strength from them. This ability of ours used to see us branded as monsters, killed or exiled for fear of what we could do. Nowadays I'm afraid we're but a myth even amongst our closest peers and family. Forgive my ramblings," Aseel added, laughing as he shook his head, "I did not expect to find another person like myself ever again, to say I'm thrilled would be a disservice. Tell me then, what exactly do you wish to know of our ability?"