She eyed the shoulder bump with some bewildered suspicion, clearly not used to such gestures.
"I would bring my brother," she said, not even a moment of hesitation. Her face softened at the mere mention of him, a small smile curling the corners of her mouth upwards. "Wen Ning, my younger brother, is a talented archer and helps me in brewing medicine. He is a very kind, generous boy. Getting to live a life in a place that is peaceful and safe for us, where his gentle heart is seen as a strength and not a weakness... He would thrive here."
She sized him up thoughtfully. "If I could bring more, I would bring my entire branch of the Wen clan, they would all do so much better here than at home in the middle of a war. War is not kind to those who can't or won't fight." She shook her head a little. "Maybe you are right and I do like collecting people. My family isn't here, so trying to help strangers is the closest I can come... and it's nice being in a place where there are no consequences for showing kindness."
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"I would bring my brother," she said, not even a moment of hesitation. Her face softened at the mere mention of him, a small smile curling the corners of her mouth upwards. "Wen Ning, my younger brother, is a talented archer and helps me in brewing medicine. He is a very kind, generous boy. Getting to live a life in a place that is peaceful and safe for us, where his gentle heart is seen as a strength and not a weakness... He would thrive here."
She sized him up thoughtfully. "If I could bring more, I would bring my entire branch of the Wen clan, they would all do so much better here than at home in the middle of a war. War is not kind to those who can't or won't fight." She shook her head a little. "Maybe you are right and I do like collecting people. My family isn't here, so trying to help strangers is the closest I can come... and it's nice being in a place where there are no consequences for showing kindness."