it’s with little difficulty that niles tracks down the archer he’d fought beside.
she’s among the golden deer, and as such one of the students he ostensibly teaches ( though he’d observed that she’s a good enough shot, clearly, that he doesn’t think she’d need intense instruction ) , so he’s already vaguely familiar with her, and even more so after the battles they’d faced. she seems a quiet kid, calm in a way that probably serves her well.
“where’d you learn to shoot like that?” he asks, then pauses. “or, no, maybe don’t tell me. someone your age being that experienced with weapons—that skillset isn’t usually from anyplace good. either way, i wanted to pay you the compliment. you really turned the battle around for us, didn’t you?”
It is in the training hall that she is approached by her professor, former teammate. So they would always find each other in this particular setting it seems. Though it is for the best as he is a sort of mentor to her even if they have not conversed much before this.
She shrugs before her answer, not having particularly strong feelings about the matter one way or the other. Though he has the assumption, the wrong one in her case, and gives her the option to spare the details she does anyway.
Sue examines one of her arrows while she speaks, eyes focusing on the length and its odd slight bend in it. “Where I’m from, every child is taught to shoot from a young age among other foundational skills. I suppose fighting is just an extra boon.”
At his second comment, she accepts it with a small and subtle smile, but shakes her head for she could not claim all the credit. “Thank you. The… kinshi was kind enough to lend his aid.”
In fact, throughout the battles, all the animals were of some help, another blessing from the earth. She secures the bent arrow in her quiver and stands to meet him. "Actually, I was about to pay a visit to the stables, would you like to come? I’m sure the bird would like to see you too. You are his friend as well or he wouldn’t have fought so valiantly alongside us.”