"Going out to sea...a great risk but one we have to take sometimes. With that way of speaking, I can see more of your mom in you."
He shrugged his shoulders, "I suppose in our youth those are normal emotions to feel. Still learning about life."
He smiled softly at the idea of a little Judina in a dress with flowers. "There are certainly many more sides to you than one would expect. What about now, is there still a part of you that wears dresses and enjoys flowers?" He asked wondering if she always was so battle ready.
Kaz sighed thinking about their place in the knights and what they meant. "Yeah...we fight for their safety and lay down our lives. We do sacrifice a lot and can only find solace in the happiness we bring to them." He looked away for a moment, "But you're right. How often do people think about the knights that died for them or carry wounds for them."
Looking back at her, "But it is the path I chose. So I will continue with it I think. Helping people is all I've known. I was raised to do it," he chuckled to himself. "Then again I suppose I don't really know how to do anything else."Even now though, something in him did question that path.
He cocked a brow at her statement, While refilling her tea, "I suppose. But then again I could be envious of those who have not." He joked back.
"Have you ever tried?"They were speaking honestly so he let his question loose. But had she ever fallen in love or gone on a date?
"Looks like I made the right guess then," he smiled about the tea.
"Uh," was the only sound that escaped his mouth as she suddenly pulled him in to a hug and his body tensed up. His head on her shoulder. The cloth was softer than he thought it would be. Her gesture was just as forward and abrupt as anything else.
Hearing her words his tense body relaxed feeling her head against his. He slowly rose his arm to hug her back. "Thank you Judina,"
"And I'm sorry about Regis and the pain that's caused you. I also know what its like...to struggle with family." He hoped to be able to give her a bit of support as she had just given him.
She let go of the hug much faster than her mother and there was almost an audible breathy laugh from Kaz, "I appreciate the other side of who you are. Not just a knight in armor."Reassuring her that a knight was not her sole identity.
"Someone else cured him...Are you still going to search for him," he didn't mean it in a rude way, just that it was good regis was cured.
Although she seemed neither sad nor happy about it, "That's the hardest question any of us can ask. What am I doing and where am I going? I suppose protecting the innocent isn't enough...I don't think its enough for me anymore either. To just exist like a cog in a machine,"
"Truth be told, after I defeat the wind clan I don't know what I'll do either. keep facing dangerous threats I suppose. I have some other thoughts with the knights, as well.Some changes."
He rest a hand on Judina's shoulder, "I guess, what do you care about in life? If I could be so blunt...it seems you have been serving others your whole life. But haven't had a chance to explore your own happiness or who you want to be. What is it you really want and care about in life?"
"You said you were looking for friends. We both seem to be. And seem to be finding ourselves again."
They came upon a tree that had been uprooted and knocked down by some storm in the past. Kaz turned to sit on it, "Well maybe we could start both start here."He rose his tea cup up as the best thing he had to cheers to.