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yes,  please.  do  you  know  where  i  can  find  the  gardens? 
            
            &&.                            ( @clumsyprince ) 

hm?  oh  yeah,  sure—  lead  the  way.  
            
            &&.                          ( @twoshoe )

ella.  next  time,     (  she  sighed,  rubbing  her  temples  with  her  eyes  shut  tightly,  willing  herself  to  remain  calm  and  patient.  )        not  my  house.  or  any  of  my  things,  for  that  matter.  set  fire  to  other  things  if  you  must. 
            
            &&.                          ( @twisterrtales ) 

“why not,” she shrugged, looking toward the smoke coming from right next to yin hua’s house. had her aim been slightly to the left, her whole house would’ve been blown to pieces by now. “i wanted to test it out.”

why  were  you  blowing  things  up  in  the  first  place?  actually,  no—  why  my  house??
            
            &&.                     ( @twisterrtales ) 

“uhh…” she dragged, contemplating between spilling the truth and dealing with the consequences once it happens. “well, nothing life threatening, that’s for sure.”

sure,  but  ..  if  not  tea  then  what’s  in  the  cups?
            
            &&.                   ( @twisterrtales ) 

you  speak  as  if  recklessness  is  safer  than  being  careful.  tell  me  why  you  want  my  hand  and  i’ll  consider  it. 
            
            &&.                      ( @twisterrtales ) 

i  bet  you’re  better  at  the  bow  and  arrow  than  i  am—  i  suck  at  it,  honestly.        (  she  said  with  a  laugh.  )  
            
            &&.                            ( @archerylove ) 

@bcrnflor 
            
              " of course ! while i prefer a bow and arrow i've used a sword plenty - though no where near you, obviously "

oh,  thank  you!  that’s  very  kind  of  you  to  say. 
            
            &&.                      ( @archerylove ) 

  * she sighs softly, hiding frustration before looking back to the other with a practiced smile *   well , if you insist on helping. 

you  sure?  ‘cause  that’s  not  what  it  looks  like. 
            
            &&.                   ( @heartsheir ) 

@bcrnflor / !! gimme a spam.

*     yayyyy yes pls! <3

// oooh yes

“me?” she blinked, pointing a finger right at her chest in surprise. she stared at the other for a minute too long before tilting her head ever so slightly. “what did i say?” noella pursed her lips and blinked a few more times, then leaned forward. “oh, the past is in the past. whoever has time to remember whatever i say,”

that’s  not  what  i—  ..  never  mind.       (  she  shook  her  head,  looking  down  with  a  sigh  before  lifting  her  head  to  look  at  the  girl  in  front  of  her  again.  )       what  did  you  mean  before? 
            
            &&.                        ( @twisterrtales ) 

“oh— okay, you can be excused.” she nodded once to herself and took a wide step to her right, clearing the way for the other to pass. then she swung her arm out, gesturing for her to walk by.

"it is of no issue.  although  ..  you may benefit from a few lessons on being discreet.  it is a beneficial skill to have."  both an insult and a genuine suggestion.  hao – yu often studied people themself  ,  but the key was not getting caught.  "do not bow your head in the face of your mistakes.  grow from them.  embarrassment gets you nowhere."

(  crap.  she’d  totally  forgotten  about  how  rude  she’d  been—  seriously,  who  stares  like  that?  )      kinda—?  it  originally  was,  but  then  i  got  distracted  trying  to  think  of  why  you  were  familiar.  i’m  so  sorry  about  that,  by  the  way,  i  didn’t  even  notice  i’d  been  looking  for  so  long  until  you  said  something.  sorry.          (  she  said,  head  bowing  down  just  a  tad,  embarrassed  and  truthfully  quite  ashamed.  )
            
            &&.                              ( @untilproven- ) 

they stared at the hand with an empty expression.  there were benefits to acting friendly  ,  but this wasn't something he did even with people he   /  was  /   generally   '  allowed  '   to associate with.  a handshake was one of the easiest ways to catch your opponent off guard.  even so  ,  he reached out and gave her hand a single shake  ,  immediately withdrawing when he was done.  "is my familiarity the only reason you had in  —  "  staring  ,  his mind helpfully supplied.  "  ..  looking in my direction?"