toku matsudaira, geezermancer (giri) wrote in emillion,
Toku/Ash
While the woman's greeting had been perfectly pleasant, and there had been no reason why it should not have been, Toku still found himself relaxing at her next words.
"We did not think it would be half as successful this year," he answered truthfully. The reasons why did not need explaining; they were in the angry mutterings that still persisted (thought thankfully nowhere near as grave as they had been in Aries). "As long as a handful of people are willing to come and make the most of the makeshift palings, however, it is well worth the effort."