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[ofnovalue]

Dearest mun...

I know there is doubt in your heart. You do not hide it well. But fear not. If it is my voice you burden yourself with worries of, the simple answer is to practice. If it is my history you question your knowledge of, the simple answer is to read. These are matters not beyond your ability to ascertain. Believe in what you can do.

As for the matter of the game in question... It seems almost like Heaven, does it not? A garden paradise. But tis a fool's illusion of such. I know that Heaven holds no place for a fool such as I...

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[ofnovalue]

I-it is not often I am paid such fancy by someone of the fairer sex, m'lady...

[neverwithers]

Ufufu, really? But what about yourself? Don't you ever look at a woman and see something beautiful about the way she looks?

[ofnovalue]

-Point blank-

I would of course appreciate the beauty of another woman, but... Certainly not in any way improper.

[neverwithers]

What would be the improper ways to appreciate a woman?

[ofnovalue]

-Squirming.-

Ways which God would not approve...

[neverwithers]

In what ways? I find it hard to imagine that there could be any wrong way to appreciate beauty.

To notice her fair skin, her long hair; her small lips with the faintest colour of them, but still enough to draw you in. To wonder her scent and the feel of her cheek...

I haven't been improper yet, have I?

[ofnovalue]

-YES! And yet Ovelia finds herself incapable of saying this, thinking it rude. Instead? More squirming.-

A-ah I would not... truly know. I am still naive to the interactions of common people... I spent most of my life in a monastery, you see.

[neverwithers]

[ It's as if Yuuka doesn't even notice her discomfort. Her brows raise in interest at her words and then lower, and she then decides to take slow steps toward her. ]

I saw as much in your words and your face. Like a flower that hasn't yet blossomed and open itself to the sun. You're no different.

[ofnovalue]

T-that's not wholly true... I have seen things... They are simply not... common.

-Like thinking you're in love with a guy and he's going to build you a perfect kingdom until he turns into an absolute manipulative dick and you kill each other oops.-

[neverwithers]

[ just like romeo and juliet~~ She stops near her, but not directly in front of Ovelia. She cradles in one hand and arm her parasol, her other kept free. ]

One way or another, everyone can see. But they can be held back, too. No one can know anything until they've learnt it for themselves.

[ofnovalue]

That is quite true, still... -Ovelia takes a smaaaaall step back.-

[neverwithers]

What I described... is no different than how a person admires a flower. [ Slowly she raises her free hand near to Ovelia. Not too slow, but allowing Ovelia to see it raise. Allowing her to be aware of it and not afraid. ]

When drawn to a flower, we want to touch it. We want to smell it. We notice the small details of it, its colours and its feelings...

To want to do the same with another woman can't be considered improper - [ She tilts her head to face her more. ] - if a person would do the same with a flower... can it?

[ofnovalue]

-The way the woman worded it made almost too much sense. Enough to be disarming. Ovelia, seeing the hand, hearing those words, managed to relax, but only slightly. Was she right? Truth be told, after what Delita had done, Ovelia had full right to question any previous ideas she had about the world around her. So yes... maybe this woman was right. Maybe there was something there... that she had only previously feared understanding because someone else had told her. Not because she had discovered it on her own. Slowly... she closed her eyes.-

[neverwithers]

[ Yuuka's touch was like any other touch, only perhaps different for where she touched. If she had any other motive than honesty and reassurance, it was not to be found to be in the back of her feelings as they felt the skin of Ovelia's cheek, taking in its softness. Nor would it change when she turned her fingers, lingering them down to her jaw before trailing a finger off from her chin.

She lowered her head near to her, but only close enough for strands of her to touch. Looking at that face, she took in that look, those closed eyes. That moment of trust. How beautiful... beautiful indeed. ]

Even a fool can bloom with time. In that garden could be what you need to grow.

[ofnovalue]

-Her cheeks colored deep crimson, and ever so slightly, she smiled. She opened her eyes only to blink away some unwanted tears. Why had they been there? Perhaps...-

I thank you deeply, m'lady... Your wisdom has proven to be precisely what I needed to hear. Thank you... Thank you so much...

[neverwithers]

[ She lifts her head and takes a step beside her, looking at her once more. ]

I'll be expecting you.

[ofnovalue]

Mm. Yes. We will meet again.