[ Thancred tilts his head at that. The question is reflexive and he does not expect an actual response. He has not made a point of asking most people he's met about their family situations, or lack thereof, but he is also not particularly shocked by the possibility. Orphans had been all too common back home with the sheer amount of war and conflict that has dogged Etheirys for years on end.
Yet despite that, his laugh joins Wanda's even as he keeps a close eye out for any other unwanted insects popping up. Thankfully, his thoughts are quickly pulled away from that by talk of... s'mores? And Americans, and scary stories. ]
I do not know what those are. [ He admits it with a little shrug and a smile. He would be glad to be enlightened on these different cultural touchpoints, however. ] I do not even know what an American is, though I assume it's to do with a region where you're from? [ Just as she would not know what an Ala Mhigan is. ]
As for the scary stories... I would say chatter around a campfire is common enough, but specifically stories meant to make you quake in your boots? Not as common. It does sound intriguing, however.
[ Not that he would expect any such story to have much effect on him, though he suspects this is more for children. He reaches out to pick up a thin branch off the forest floor and uses it to poke at the fire, more to give his hands something to do than anything else. ]
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[ Thancred tilts his head at that. The question is reflexive and he does not expect an actual response. He has not made a point of asking most people he's met about their family situations, or lack thereof, but he is also not particularly shocked by the possibility. Orphans had been all too common back home with the sheer amount of war and conflict that has dogged Etheirys for years on end.
Yet despite that, his laugh joins Wanda's even as he keeps a close eye out for any other unwanted insects popping up. Thankfully, his thoughts are quickly pulled away from that by talk of... s'mores? And Americans, and scary stories. ]
I do not know what those are. [ He admits it with a little shrug and a smile. He would be glad to be enlightened on these different cultural touchpoints, however. ] I do not even know what an American is, though I assume it's to do with a region where you're from? [ Just as she would not know what an Ala Mhigan is. ]
As for the scary stories... I would say chatter around a campfire is common enough, but specifically stories meant to make you quake in your boots? Not as common. It does sound intriguing, however.
[ Not that he would expect any such story to have much effect on him, though he suspects this is more for children. He reaches out to pick up a thin branch off the forest floor and uses it to poke at the fire, more to give his hands something to do than anything else. ]