[ that's simple a risk he's not willing to take...not yet, anyway, until someone convinces him pixie stix won't kill him. ]

I'm afraid agriculture isn't my strong point. That's simply how it's always been. [ there's a dismissive shrug. ] You could say anything struggles to grow under the dark of Ostoya's skies- the people included. Only the forests manage to thrive, and more often than not, most of what thrives in there you've no desire to meet.

[ now that a few minutes have passed, syrlya can notice a curiosity; despite a complete lack of heat between the two of them, adelis' hands now seem a bit warmer than they were, and the barest hint of color is returning to his face. ]