[ Himeka is of the mindset that dreams do come true...but only if you work for them and if you're given the opportunities. She's seen dreams years in the making come to fruition--hell, she's helped make them a reality. But they aren't always quite as clean cut as one might like. And, well, where there's dreams, there are also nightmares. But that's another story entirely.

She nods in agreement, glad that he understands. People can be scared easily and when there is something new when they're scared, they often turn to that thing. ]

Exactly. And luckily we have faces, though I'll admit I was a little curious if us being new in the area would cause unrest with the locals. I'm glad it didn't turn out that way.

[ Not that it would stop her. If she could warm herself to a city invested in a thousand year-war with dragons as someone who was immediately taken as draconic, she feels like she could make it anywhere.

She cocks her head to the side as Amos goes about his daily life. Lackluster? Yes, at least the way he presents it, but she has some familiarity with that sort of routine. Something that's necessary. Leaving it is why she chose to adventure in the first place, though she realizes not everyone may be able to take that chance and opportunity. Were she wanting before she left her village, she likely couldn't have gone in the first place.

Though routine can certainly be made better with company. Naomi, maybe? ]

Was it just you and Naomi, then?

[ She has no frame of reference for what would be needed on his sort of ship. ]