”I believe so. Hi Shell.”
Reeta notices Shell’s shyness
”I’m usually shy too. This is the first village I’ve been to when I haven’t been chased out or had weapons drawn.”
She turns to Ashi and Sbell
”I haven’t always been able to talk, I learned how you humans talk mostly by hanging out near the taverns or inns. Most of the people I encountered before were called bandits by others, I had to escape a lot. I’m glad you’re so nice and willing to talk with me”
She smiles
”If either of you wanted a weapon or armor, what would you want? I’d imagine after helping out I can use the money to buy tools to defend yourselves with, that way we can defend better.
"Hmm..." Ashi thinks about it for a moment. "Some kind of armor would be cool! Something light though, I like to be able to move around quickly."
"Um, w-weapon or armor?" Sbell squeaks. "I-I don't know... nothing too big or heavy though?..."
”What do you do for fun? Can I join?”
"Sure! Oh, there's lots to do for fun!" Ashi says. "Err, well, there
was, until the creature attacks started happening. We used to go exploring in the forest and play with the animals, but now it's not safe to leave the village anymore."
"There's still fun things to do though, like games. Do you know Questions and Commands? Basically the rules are, whoever's turn it is has to pick between a Question or a Command. If they pick Question, the other players get to decide on a question to ask them, and they have to answer honestly. If they pick Command, the other players get to decide on a task for them to carry out."
"I-I don't know if I wanna play that game..." Sbell says.
"Yeah, Sbell isn't very good at that game. We usually play with our other sister, Zara. She's real good at it. I think she's hanging out with dad, or maybe she's with her other friends."
"Anyway, sometimes we also like to pretend we're other people, from other places. I like to pretend I'm a knight sometimes, and Sbell pretends she's a princess, or sometimes a witch. Zara is usually a monster or something, like a dragon or a scary beast. We do all sorts of pretend games like that."
"How about you Reeta, what sort of things do you like to do for fun?"