Thorantilth finally stood up for a few moments to go grab a cup of tea for himself, and was smiling towards Janius as he made his way back to them. [i]"Oh, I think you will find that everything is much the same as when you left. There have been some impressive hunts, some brigand raids, but our village has followed the same lifestyle it has for countless generations. I do believe travelers like yourselves lead much more interesting lives than us. The last time this village experienced any real upheaval was during the Red Year."[/i]

Pausing, Thorantilth lightly blew on his tea and took a small sip before setting it down in front of him. [i]"But, I believe history speaks for me when I say that I would prefer to live in uninteresting times."[/i]

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S'nashi snorted as she laughed. "Oh, I am wonderful, though I don't think the road could have been anywhere near as kind to us as it was to you all. Akatosh himself must have taken you through time to get you all the way here." 

Since they now had a plan, Ahnasha was calm and laughed along with her mother. The time they had been waiting had been enough for her to come up with some decent wording for her explanation in her head. "Our trip went quite smoothly, I'd say. It is an interesting story how we got here, but...okay, well I wouldn't exactly say it's a [i]secret[/i] or anything, but we had help getting here in a way I probably shouldn't spread around too much. I promise I'll tell you once we're not in a public place."

S'nashi was naturally curious at the answer, but did not seem to be upset by it. Perhaps because she was still so focused on Rhazii. "If you say so. Honestly, I would probably believe you if you told me that Rhazii here carried you both here on his shoulders. You have definitely been keeping yourself healthy, even for a Cathay. I think my not-so-little Vasiq could probably learn some things from you. He has been spoiled a bit [i]too[/i] much on his wife's, admittedly delicious, sweetcakes."