Master's Journey

“Young people enjoying my food is part of the enjoyment, you know? Qiao Ling is the name. Tell me yours, young miss...you can help around the shop a bit after you are done if you don’t feel like eating for free.” The woman relaxed, smiling a little bit. Enthusiastic people like her were, admittedly, her weak spot.

“Eat eat. you look like you could use a snack. Don’t worry about the money.” The woman simply stood observing the other. The girl...knight seemingly got attracted to her booth because of the smell her food spread around the place. No wonder. And Qiao always had a weakness for people like this one anyway. So she ended up giving her a portion of food she didn’t think she’d give away today. Objectively speaking, she is getting soft. Old age is not a joke, eh...

“Apologies. May I interrupt your trip for a few questions? I hadn’t expected to get to the land so quickly.” How exactly did she move from her spot to their position in a few moments without making a single sound? Well, being a master of Martial arts was helpful in many aspects and not only in battle. And yet, she couldn’t quite take her eyes off this person. Such cold, yet not necessarily cruel energy. Such an opposite to overwhelming, sun-like presence others mentioned she had. 

In the Avatar Verse of any kind, Qiao is an Earth bender. And like, a very strong one at that, combining her own martial arts with the bending styles. Perhaps one of the best like, around in terms of ability in control. Any possible students come at me

"Not a very welcoming time to stay around, eh?” The voice of the woman could be heard from deeper within the cave. A place to hide from the raging storms of the outside. She had been here for a bit already, tired eyes shining with relaxed calmness. A guest, she had not expected to see. Not in a sense of who the guest was, but rather in a place where she had met that guest in the first place. A gesture to sit by the flames started by her. An invitation, with no consequence for declining. 

“A youngster like you should put a bit more effort into this, let me show you.”  She was no stranger to simply teaching people on a whim. And right now it was no different. The woman remained still, however, searching for acceptance of her guidance first and foremost. 

“And what brought you today, in this fine establishment?” Pose relaxed, arms put behind her back. She was fairly aware that there were no more customers in her small building now. What an awful day it was. 

Interestingly enough, if I had to put a song to go along with this woman’s mood...that'd be like probably THIS Well it’s also one of my favorite soundtracks I've seen in a while so it works

“Well, lady. You certainly look interesting. Ordering something or just decided to drop by and wait for someone?” The woman simply leans on her own counter, blue tired eyes scanning the golden princess-like figure that decided to wander into her own shop. An unusual sight, but certainly not something she didn’t expect, seeing the place she decided to set up shop in.

“Not that many people enjoy surprises, really. Not all kinds anyway.” She woman says, tiredly looking to the side, the deep blue of her eyes shifting to observe the other woman as she speaks. 

“You should stay your hand when striking. The brutal force will not always help you overpower your opponent. Use their own strikes against them.” The woman simply watched over the other female’s actions, her tired blue eyes focused, as her hands were locked behind her back. What a rash student.

“I hope those weren’t your friends that came for a pleasant tea?” A small pile of bodies knocked ou cold and a woman shaking her hand slightly, feeling a small tingle of pain from striking at the armor is what the other female would see. 

“mmm?” Blue eyes spotted a traveler. She couldn’t quite guess what they were, but the figure did radiate with some magic. A caster of sorts? In her years she met quite a few of them. All kinds. And this one was rather curious as there was something else mixed in as well. The woman, still holding her hands behind her back, raised an ashy colored eyebrow, anticipating something. Well, even if nothing happened, she can ask directions~