Ikhannuk, arms folded and previously watching the men talk amongst themselves, eyes Theric for a moment then opens his mouth to reply, "Many. I took part in a number of wars against the Khalimi, campaigns against the Viriani, and of course countless skirmishes with the Bogudani, which I'm sure Lord Eetu told you about."
The helmsman nods, turning the rudder gently port-side as the skerry that Theric passed on the evening prior to coming to town lie ahead.
Ikhannuk responds again, notably quicker this time "War is normal. It's a part of life. Men wish for things that laws of man and Korak restrict. What else to happen but war?"
Theric turns to Ikhannuk as the rocky island pass him starboard. "Where did you say you were from again?" he inquires. Theric and Ikhannuk are briefly distracted by a man at bow shouting that they've located the ship. Ikhannuk shouts back, "Acknowledged! Bring us in!" before returning his focus to Theric.
The boys happily shake Douzheng's hand and thank him before walking off to do the duties of the day. The older servant escorts Douzheng upstairs through hallways, a foyer decorated with all kinds of swords and a mounted bear head. He is led up a flight of stairs to a small study, where at a desk sits Zaluk. To empty chairs are also set up around the desk, one at the hort end, and another on the long side facing Zaluk. A somewhat damaged suit of iron armor is set up to the right, it looks slightly larger than Zaluk. The older servant gestures to Douzheng, offering him the seat opposing Zaluk, and he takes his at the short end.
Yana doesn't seem to respond to Aif's request, instead letting him walk toward the potato patch. Finally, Yana eyes the fish as Aif's footsteps trail off toward the potato patch. What am I getting myself into... God forgive me my sins, oh God!–"I'm just going to forget—" Yana gasps and her head turns rapidly towards Aif, initially out of fear, but her expression relaxes more as sh's able to identify him. "—once the fish are eaten." Yana pauses, eyes darting to parts of the forest, blankly settling on a particular spot as if there were something there. "No..."
"No... Please stay... I'll tell you over breakfast."