Love of the Dragon Warrior

The Tradeswoman

Po didn't bother waking Destiny up since he felt his lack of presence might help her better recover. He instead decided to wait outside the barracks and think over the conversation with Destiny. He actually liked the idea of a 60 question ice breaker and thought about maybe making one of his own. Obviously not right now, but maybe sometime in the future. Besides, he had a couple other ideas he wanted to do first. He wound up heading back into the barracks to write these ideas down just in case he forgot. His memory was pretty spry, but with all of the commotion, he could see himself forgetting something he super wanted to do. So the next half-hour was spent grabbing some loose paper and writing down several activities that might be fun for himself and the other girls to do. He got so caught up in it that he didn't even notice Ordai, who had the 10:30 meeting time, sneaking up behind him to read over his shoulder. 

"Oooh! I love swimming!" she exclaimed. 

Po shrieked in surprise and jumped nearly ten feet in the air. He was quick to calm down though and turn his attention to Ordai who was hysterically laughing at his reaction. 

"You scared me!" Po exclaimed as he took a few deep breaths to calm down. 

"I'm sorry, Dragon Warrior," Ordai said. "I wanted to see what you were doing and I didn't want to disturb you."  She looked over the list and smiled. "These look like so much fun!" she admitted.

"I'm not sure if or when we'll do them," Po told her. "They're just ideas for now." 

"Well, if you're looking for ideas, I have a personal fancy for a picnic under the stars," Ordai told him. 

"I'll make a note," Po said, jotting the idea down. 

When he had finished writing, Ordai excitedly said, "So, I thought we'd have brunch at a little cafe down by the bridge. I'll pay, naturally." 

"Sounds good to me!" 

The two headed out of the barracks and walked across the grounds to the main gate where they proceeded down the stairs and to the cafe. On the way over, Ordai began talking about her family and the village she came from and how grateful that Po had helped to keep the invaders from completely destroying everything. 

"The Five helped too," Po reminded her. "In fact, Crane and Monkey helped to prevent the fire from spreading further through the forest. I just tried to help fix the bridge!"

"And also prevent multiple invaders from climbing over the walls and destroying everything in their path," Ordai added. "And you went after those who did. And you helped my family and other people safely evacuate to the mountains." 

"Tigress helped too." 

"I know. And I'm grateful she did. You have such a great team, Dragon Warrior, not to mention your impeccable command of respect and leadership." 

Po tried to protest the exaggerated flattery, not to mention a title long bestowed onto someone else, but Ordai would hear none of it. She continued talking about how the villagers had erected statues of the masters near the beginning of their long bridge across the hilly chasms and how happy they were to know that there were always great protectors to keep them safe from harm. 

"When my family heard that you were looking for a wife," Ordai continued as they soon ventured through the village and arrived at the cafe. "I immediately jumped at the opportunity! How could I turn down a man who's done so much for people?! And you were so sweet and funny when we met the first time that I wanted to know so much more about you! Of course, I tried to get reports, but they were pretty general. You're a kung fu master, the Dragon Warrior, you trained at the Jade Palace and blah blah blah. I knew all that stuff already. I wanted to really get to know you. And now I finally have the opportunity to do so!"