'Suzume' sighed.  The fabled Fountain of Youth, eh?  To be sure, it was a rather tempting target, the thought of immortality and the vast treasure hoard it was said to be contained within would provide quite a bit in the way of incentive...  But from the looks of things, the Captain just didn't quite get it.  It wasn't enough.  And shaking her head to show that she was still turning down his offer, she went about explaining just why it was that she didn't want to come along on this little adventure.<br/><br/>"Captain...  I wouldn't care if you found the Holy Grail."  Or the Ark of the Covenant, though she was pretty sure those German guys had already gotten that one.  "Being married to Robert isn't about having gems and riches.  Admittedly, those both help quite a bit, but not so much that the promise of eternal life will be enough to lure me away.<br/><br/>"No, being married to Robert is about...  Well, it's about realizing a dream!  A dream of being waited on, hand and foot!  Of being pampered, catered to my every whim!  It's about never having to work a day in my life!"<br/><br/>At some point during all this, she had taken up a standing position, and was even now holding a very... dynamic pose, with her fist raised up before her.  It was something that accentuated how strongly she believed in her words, or at least that was what she saw it as.<br/><br/>"Every morning,"  She continued.  "Servants wake me up, bathe me, dress me for the day, cook my breakfast, and even feed it to me, if I want!  I never have to stand around on long, boring watch shifts, or run messages back and forth, or anything like that!  I can do whatever I please!  And if there's ever something I don't want to do, well, there's someone there to do it for me, too!  It's perfect!  It's literally everything I've ever wanted in life...  Now what can you offer that could possibly compete with that?"<br/><br/>Admittedly, maybe she was overly exaggerating by calling it 'perfect'.  There were some small problems with her life, really...  But none of them were big enough that she'd ever be willing to give it up, of that she was certain.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>(Of course, I do believe Myobi already has a plan... ;D)