HE NODS, ACCEPTING HER THANKS, and feeling slightly hopeful that she'll come to see the family. They all still feel terribly about what happened, some still blaming themselves, although Chongyun has tried to assure them that Shenhe does not see it that way. At the same time, though, he's relieved that they want to make amends so badly.
" We will! " Chongyun assures her. Adding a meeting with her to the annual event is something he's more than happy to do, although he also hopes to see her more than once each year.
The nerves of their interactions are also something he hopes will continue to ease with time, as he feels his yang energy reacting to it. Doing better does not mean mastered; he still has to exercise a lot of restraint to keep it quelled. The mention of an incident does not help, and color rushes to his cheeks, eyes pulling to the ground. He's about to scramble for a popsicle, but Shenhe uses her own cryo vision to invite a soothing chill into him, and after an initial startle, he relaxes a bit.
" ...Thank you, Auntie. I-I have been doing a little better, but I'm still far from having it under control. "
A spear did not distinguish between friend or foe, and the calamity that the red ropes held back still remained clear in her mind. Yet also, her own discretion felt as though it had grown as of late. A companion or two with her during her patrols did not sound... unpleasant for the both of them anymore. Such a fate for this one to have such a pure yang energy contained within, one that felt almost beyond the boundary of mortals when they met in the wilderness, it spurred her to speak again. "If... company during another excursion is desired for you, I would not mind accompanying you either."
The scent of Qingxin clung faintly to the boy and she could recall the same scent on his clothes since their first meeting. Herbs were used in medicine here in the harbor; this she knew and the cooling nature of Qingxin was one she was familiar with as well. So he was using herbs to aid with the nature of his.
"Be still." It wasn't a call for outside stillness but rather inner stillness. "Your awareness is expertly honed... yet it is your biggest wall. Mindfulness is excellent, however to block exit is also to block entrance. Energy flows from you but also from around you, once you learn to find harmony between, I trust that your control will reach final mastery." A pause.
"Merely a suggestion, I am aware that not all lessons can be applied to all situations."
