“I picked the petals, he loves me not."   |   @shuttersnapped​

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     ‘ i bet you can do better than him , anyway !  let someone better give you flowers and be upfront about how they feel about you . ’ if ann is currently sipping at her drink and shaking her head a little bit , then yes she absolutely is . ‘ boys are stupid , but if they really want to show how they feel , they will . oh ! idea ! let me be your wingwoman ! playing matchmaker is soo much fun ! ’ 

‘ yeah, boys ‘ren’t always the brightest of th’bunch, ay ?? ’ 

ryan  laughs  ,  shaking her head a little.  it wasn’t like it hurt all that much  ,  they’d only gone on a  single  date  ,  but maybe it was for the better.  still  ,  she takes a sip of her own drink  ,  smiling behind the lip of her cup.  after a moment  ,  she speaks  ,  a  grin  on her face. 

‘ boys are pretty stupid, so....maybe i should try dating girls more often. ’ 

It wasn’t often Hilda found herself on the training grounds, even less so in the area separated for archers, targets lined up to hone one’s skills. Even with Claude as her house leader, if she found that she could avoid the training grounds by any means necessary, than she’d be happy. So how is it that she got stuck on rack clean up duty?

Even worse than that, no one had even offered to help her! A beautifully dainty flower such as herself shouldn’t have to work this hard!

So when she’d found herself on those goddess forsaken grounds and saw someone who was already there and using said grounds? Well, that would be just perfect!

Hilda waited, watching as the other lined up her shot, something she’d personally seen Claude do a million times before, before letting it whiz through the hair, crashing into the center of her aimed target. It was impressive! Even Hilda would express as much if she wasn’t immediately transfixed by the little dance of joy she saw Ryan do.

A giggle resounded as she watched the display before waving a hand, “Ooh, not too long!” She made her way closer to the other, hands on her hips, “Long enough to see that AMAZING shot of yours! Something like that could put even Claude to shame if you’re not careful!” 

ryan’s cheeks turn nearly the  same  shade as hilda’s hair at the praise  ,  laughing  sheepishly  .  it surely wasn’t  that  impressive  ,  claude was a  much  better archer than she was.  still  ,  the compliment makes her  giggle  sheepishly  ,  one hand on the back of her neck.  it was  embarrassing  to be caught doing her silly little dance by someone else  ,  but....having skills like this would make her more  useful  ,  she was  sure  of it.  this way  ,  she wouldn’t be so much of a liability on the battlefield  ,  she can  protect  people she cares about.

‘ aww, geez, ‘m nowhere near as good as claude is, but thanks.  i wanna get better  at long distance shots so i don’ have t’get so close t’enemies. ’ 

the training bow is slung over her shoulder as she fidgets where she stands.  it’s not often she sees hilda around here  ,  knowing  full-well  the girl tends to avoid the training grounds if she can.  not that ryan really  minds  her presence all that much.  after all  ,  hilda’s so  friendly  ,  how could she mind ??