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Misaki seems a bit out of breath but not unhappy, "Nets are scary... but I can hardly argue with the results." She looks up at Kotsume and smiles, "And that's a wonderful idea. With how cold it's been and with all the local guests, I'm guessing the local townsfolk have been making due a bit. Nothing...

Misaki gave small comforting pets to Kawa's back, "Oh come now, me refuse to help you? You know that will never happen."

Misaki shook her head with a small smile before bowing goodbye and making her way back towards the palace; It had been a nice distraction from her thoughts, and she'd found some unexpected help. She would have to thank Sora-sama later...

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I'm fine opening it up to more people. If 'Fortune favors the mortal man", I see no reason for any special particular number apart from 1 from each mortal "group" participating.

"Hai, I will."

Standing up fully, she gave a small bow before giving a wry smile to Phi, "Oh, and look after your siblings as well, hm?"

This of course was easy for any of them to hear since she wasn't whispering or anything like that.

Misaki stands on her tiptoes and hugs back, smiling herself and lightly rubbing the taller woman's back.

"Mmm... I didn't expect you to look so relieved like that. You really are a handful, you know that?"

It was said with the utmost affection.

"I will say, I was thinking about that anyways; Ayano-sama seems like she needed a partner as well for her project, as well as some to look after her. But... if you're proposing to me to be your partner, it seems the Lion could use my help even more than I thought already. I will accept, of course; ...

"Now now, be nice to your siblings; Your getting closer to being an adult every day. As for you, Phi-san, at least remember to not overwork yourself and forget to take care of your own needs."

Little candy poof all gone, Misaki takes the cone and eats it in a few bites.

Misaki though a bit more before standing up, walking over to Kawauso to stand in front of her, "Just be myself, hm?"

She reaches down to cup the kneeling woman's chin in two fingers gently, "And this would mean me joining the Lion then I take it?"

"Ah, I see I see. That does sound like a plan then, Phi-san, as long as you're not too busy of course..."

Another small sugary bit before Misaki nods, looking at Phi, "Very well. If you are able to help, I would be more than happy to have the help, as I said. Unfortunately, I won't be in the capital much longer here. And most of my scrolls and notes are back home anyways..."

Misaki smiles softly at Kawauso as the taller woman talks, nodding a little, "Well, I will admit, I was already thinking about helping with Makime Ayano-sama's road project, so it seems there is much to do in Lion lands it seems. As I said, as far as what you're looking to accomplish, I may only be ...

"There is nothing boring about planning," Misaki said sternly to Shirayuki, "Or, perhaps I should say that planning is very important. I am sure your mother would say the same thing, in the large library project she and your father put together. As someone who crafts and builds things, the adage of ...

Misaki had been blushing a little after saying poo; That had kind just come out in her immediate effort to not say "crap", which hadn't entirely succeeded. So she was thankful Phi had been quieted and the offer had come up. "Oh, really?" Misaki actually perked up. "That would be a great help, actual...

"I did come to this wedding and court to help and learn farming techniques. So I could certainly give you all the help I can in that capacity. Rural defenses and some of the other things you mentioned are a bit outside my wheelhouse, but I would certainly do everything I could." She noticed tge fire...

"Ah. Well... I more meant that... You see, most of my writing is a lot of notes, scribblings, journals. I don't think I've ever written anything that's an organized piece of work. Still, maybe I should visit one of the libraries soon. If nothing else, to see your mother's histories and your father's...

That all made sense to Misaki; She'd wondered about Sora and the libraries. It wasn't as if he seemed unintelligent or uncouth, but he DID seem more like a man of action than one of details. That his wife was a scribe made everything click just a little bit more. "So following as a scribe then? I do...

"That DOES sound like a large task; Wilderness patrolling, river management, rural planning, wildlife management... I did not know the Lion had such issues. But then, I only really knew anything significant about the eastern lands nearer to our own in the Crane." She mulls that over, "...I take it t...

Misaki thinks a bit, looking at Kawauso even more thoughtfully than she had been before, "So if I get you correctly, you've thought of a new path within the strictures of what Lord Akodo-sama wants? Some sort of idea that's gotten you so excited?"