âEriadu. Itâs a urban planet, very industrialized, so nothing really grows there.â She explained. While Eriadu was a very active trade center for the Outer Rim, Lena never really sure how much people in other territories knew about her home planet.
As spoke Lena took a few moments to observe him. He was definitely handsome, with strong features and dark hair. She especially liked his smile, she decided. it was surprisingly sweet and almost contagious, something she really expect from a man of his size.
âYou should be, you obviously do very good work.â Though she had given the compliment out of embarrassment, she still meant it. The garden was undeniably gorgeous and she had to admire the hard work she was sure went into getting it that way. She smiled up at him as he introduced himself and hold her hand out to shake as she did the same. âIâm Lena. Itâs nice to meet you, Galyuta.â
    the smile on his face only widens, crinkling the skin around his eyes. itâs not often visitors acknowledge the hard work he puts into maintaining the garden --- yes, theyâll say itâs beautiful, but it seems to pass over a lot of noblesâ heads that galyuta, a man educated only in the ways of nature and religion, someone constantly out in the sun all day, is the reason for it.
    ânice to meet you, too,â he replies, reaching out to take her hand and give it a firm shake. the skin of his own hands are worn, callused from working for hours each day. a little squeeze given with his fingers before he draws back, turns his gaze upwards to the sky thatâs slowly darkening.
    itâs almost time to head to the temple, then home. he does not live on the palace grounds, purely by his own choice. âthis may seem out of the blue,â shoulders roll, stretching tired muscles and popping the bones of his spine, âhave you been to the nahdori temple yet? itâs in the middle of the city. itâs something i think every visitor should see --- probably âcus iâm religious. but, iâm headed there soon before i go home.â
    head lolls to the side, hair falling in his face and smile ever-present, âif youâd like to tag along.â