[ Casually, and with just enough dry amusement not to sound like an accusation, Sunny pokes back with, ] You think I do?
[ But he digresses, remembering what it was like to be young himself-- and then, in a more bittersweet way, what it was like to train someone young back home. The little bit of fire at the ends of his own fingers were definitely more than the nothing Sunny first believed himself capable of. Much as there's frustration at the fact he's a novice again, the voice of his mentor in the back of his mind reminds him there's no shame in learning new things. It wouldn't hurt to teach Malyen the same.
(Even if there is a little bit of shame at conjuring the voice of your missing mentor in your mind to comfort yourself through a bizarre new world.)
So Sunny's head cocks up, chin pointing in the direction of the other apprentices at work. Malyen had been there with him when the apprentices willing to help had talked to the new arrivals as a group; he should know which elements they can learn to manipulate as much as Sunny does. ]
meanwhile i'm going bananas at someone knowing about badlands at all!! hi ;_;
[ But he digresses, remembering what it was like to be young himself-- and then, in a more bittersweet way, what it was like to train someone young back home. The little bit of fire at the ends of his own fingers were definitely more than the nothing Sunny first believed himself capable of. Much as there's frustration at the fact he's a novice again, the voice of his mentor in the back of his mind reminds him there's no shame in learning new things. It wouldn't hurt to teach Malyen the same.
(Even if there is a little bit of shame at conjuring the voice of your missing mentor in your mind to comfort yourself through a bizarre new world.)
So Sunny's head cocks up, chin pointing in the direction of the other apprentices at work. Malyen had been there with him when the apprentices willing to help had talked to the new arrivals as a group; he should know which elements they can learn to manipulate as much as Sunny does. ]
Tell me which one you wanna learn most.