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[tranquilforest]

My deepest apologies for not being home to you. Lin Xinyao will respond as soon as possible.

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[sunborne]

Yeah! I do! [ daylight’s winglets flutter at the question that miss jing asked, a fond and nostalgic smile blossoming on his face. it helps him keep calm enough, even when his inspection reveals there is some crinkles and crumpling on his parents' sketches.

it fades a bit when he gives the question more thought, finding himself needing to add: ] Er... Some animals.

I have a lot of experience with dogs! Uncle Roderic and Uncle Art had this dog sanctuary that I could come and visit when Auntie Laura or Uncle Leeds could take me. It was really nice. [ spending his summers there were the best summers in his life, honestly. being able to walk the dogs and help at the kennels and just hear stories about his parents from uncle roderic.

he would give anything just to have one more day there. he wonders if it's still open... oh! focus, day. come on- ] I never interacted with farm-farm animals, though. Besides Mr. Darrison’s cows when they decided to run off. My guardians made sure I stayed within the range of Dust Tumbles, if possible. Parents' orders.

[tranquilforest]

[Oh Daylight. She's just glad your childhood sounds mainly like a happy one.] That does sound wonderful. Dogs as a whole are considerably more tractable and trainable than most farm animals I've had experience with, but the principle is still similar.

[She tilts her head thoughtfully.] At home, my son also has a dog [wolf]. He would bring Foya with him whenever he was away on campaigns. As a mother, that eased some of my concerns for his safety.

[sunborne]

[ oh! his winglets flick up in interest at the mention of foya the dog and miss jing’s son.

he doesn’t think he ever heard of foya. miss jing’s son, definitely, if he recalls their talk back at el-minha’s marketplace correctly. it’s… nice, knowing about others’ live before they came here. a bit like looking through a window.

and from what he’s heard from miss jing so far, she seems to have come from a really neat place. a safe place, for sure. ]

Uncle Roderic's companion dog, Daisy, was really protective of him. Made sure he was safe all the time. I’m sure Foya— [ by the dust and rust, he hopes he said that name right. ] —is just as loyal to your son. He's safe whenever Foya is around, I'm sure.

[ ... huh. something occurs to him. ]

How old is your son, Miss Jing? [ he adds, hurriedly, ] If I can ask! If not, I get it.