[h2]Rui[/h2]

[b]"Then practice a hundred thousand more,"[/b] the girl said blandly, giving Lein a look, [b]"Improvement can stop when you die."[/b]

Her response to Fleuri's question came with a sheathed sword, phantom limb disappearing without a sound. Rui headed over to the bags, looking briefly into them to check what was there before looking over her shoulder, [b]"I expect to be here as long as my lord feels my task is incomplete. It seems this must be expected to take some time, otherwise I would not have been sent so many of my things."[/b] After another moment's consideration (or perhaps translation), she added. [b]"I believe I should pack these away first."[/b]

Over to the side, the vampire moved her head back and forth a few times, thinking, before asking, [b]"That accent... did Merilia teach you her weird Talderian dialect first?"[/b]

[b]"... it's odd?"[/b]