Jimmie
"The sea reminds me of home... And that I'm walking away from it. When I'm ready to let go, I'll head inland. I wonder if I'm failing someone by being selfish like this."
*Ikehara's expression darkened as she confessed to this, sipping at her water and watching the ground idly. While she had served her nation in many a war, there were further expectations of her in Keguntan - both of her regiment and of her scholastic family. The choice to slip away from both weighed on her heart even now.*
Leroy
*Terrel raised a hidden eyebrow at her explanation. So she was choosing to leave it all behind.*"You wanted to leave and you did so..."*He'd say, reaching for his own cup and taking a sip of water.*"Nothing selfish about making your own decisions."*Of course that was more situational than anything. The Elf simply left his own hometown as well when it came to it, but he wanted more than it and in wanting such, he made the choice to leave it all behind.*
Jimmie
"Decisions made effect everyone, in some small way. No-one is an island, as they say."
*She concluded, letting the conflict she had pushed aside about leaving or staying play out in her mind once more, before shutting it down as it overwhelmed her.*
"And you? What possessed you to leave the open plains?"
Leroy
*Terrel would fall silent for a while, distractedly swirling the water in his cup.*"They expected me to become someone I'm not."*The Elf would say. At first he didn't really reiterate on it. Though eventually he'd look over to her.*"Elves are always pompous, empowered, magical spell-casters yeah?"*He'd say. After which, he would slowly draw back his cloak to reveal the hilt of his sword alongside his crossbow.*"I think I prefer the path of a non-magical, disavowed, low-life warrior instead. Makes for a much better story than the ones you're used to don't you think?"