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[silversnowfall]

[you can find Nephry outside house 1, shoveling the snow off the path. She doesn't look pleased, but she doesn't look annoyed either. Do stop and chat. ...Not that you'd have any reason to be so out near the wilderness]

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[latkje]

[ Maybe they should be, but we'll just gloss over that for now. He goes to find a shovel, comes back, and starts helping.]

So, what's Keterburg like? Aside from the cold.

[silversnowfall]

It's a resort city.

[latkje]

A resort? For wealthy vacationers?

[silversnowfall]

Does your world have some other purpose for resorts?

[latkje]

Not that I know of! But I haven't been to very many of them. I think I'd look a bit out of place.

[silversnowfall]

[looks don't define wealth at a resort. You should see the way Peony would dress if he could]

[latkje]

[ Nash comes from a society of very rigid social castes, where there are laws regulating the hair-color of the upper class! Plus, he might be being a bit evasive. He still doesn't shut up.]

But you live there year-round, right? Are the tourists exasperating?

[silversnowfall]

Occasionally.

[latkje]

I think I might lose patience. But then, I'm a bit of professional tourist.

[silversnowfall]

So you've visited many places in your world?

[latkje]

Yes, I'd say so! [He's cheerfully continuing to shovel.]

[silversnowfall]

What was your favorite?

[has never been anywhere but Keterburg]

[latkje]

Alma Kinan, without a doubt. Shall I tell you of it?

[silversnowfall]

If you'd like to.

[latkje]

The village of Alma Kinan is the seat of one of the Six Clans, and the spiritual seat of the Grasslands. It's a lot like this place, really– hidden in a forest, quiet. But everything seems peaceful there. Peaceful, quiet, and deep.

[He pauses, and adds the next bit seemingly as an afterthought.] Also, everyone who lives there is a beautiful woman.

[silversnowfall]

I don't think Auldrant has any place inhabited by only women.

[latkje]

It doesn't make sense, does it? How do they repopulate themselves? I asked, but it's a sacred secret.

[silversnowfall]

[back to just shoveling in silence for now]