At Kotaro's comments, Halia could not help but chuckle. 

[color=E6E6FA]"Did you just say moments ago that hobbies have a point? Seconds later, you go ahead and call someone else's hobby junk. If I was a crueler person, I would say that's quite hypocritical of you."[/color] she said even as her eyes turned away from Kotaro and looked around at the monastary and the sky, trying to take in some of the wonder of the beauty of life that the monastary's position was said to inspire. 

[color=E6E6FA]"Although I would say I could do with a mission myself. I keep myself busy around here because I believe that idleness bred weakness, and that every little thing counts - but some things count more than others, if you know what I mean" [/color]