#you don't see it but jing yuan is mentally cheering at having someone to hang out with that isn't work and paperwork

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the humility shown by his friend is a staple of all of the nameless he has met in his lifetime, and it keeps the smile alight on his face to see how kind stelle remains even when presented with a wish from the general of the luofu. granting a wish for his friend would be of little trouble on his part so long as it is doable. even so, jing yuan does not push the matter. a gift should not be forced, nor does he desire to create more work for himself when it is unwanted.

"very well, but i will not count walking the streets of aurum alley with you as a wish. should you ever change your mind, you are free to walk through the doors of the seat of divine foresight and merely ask for what you want. now, as for recommendations, i have plenty. the work you have done to revitalize the alley has brought back many restaurant owners and street vendors who onced set up shop many years ago, and it pleases me greatly to see their food is just as mouth watering as i remembered. would you prefer to seat for a meal, or would you prefer to sample their many delights as we take a stroll?"

            𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐄'𝐒  𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐄  𝐖𝐀𝐒  𝐏𝐀𝐋𝐏𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄.  The  Trailblazer  didn't  go  out  of  her  way  to  seek  recognition  and  reward  for  her  deeds;  and  yet  she  could  not  deny  the  general's  generosity.  The  problem  was,  however,  that  Stelle  had  absolutely  no  idea  what  she  would  even  wish  for.

            ❝   I  —  really?  You  sure?  I  mean  —  thank  you,  General.  That's  kind  of  you  to  offer.  But  there  isn't  really  anything  I  want,  if  I'm  being  honest.   ❞  At  least  nothing  that  Jing  Yuan  could  feasibly  provide.  The  only  thing  she  really  wanted,  like  March,  was  to  remember  the  things  she  no  longer  did;  the  things  Kafka  erased.  But  even  Fu  Xuan,  the  Master  Diviner  of  the  Luofu,  couldn't  extrapolate  anything  from  the  Matrix  of  Prescience  beyond  what  Kafka  had  already  revealed.

            Part  of  the  puzzle  was  still  missing,  and  that  was  something  Stelle  would  have  to  fill  in  on  her  own.

            ❝   But...  I  guess  I  could  go  for  a  hot  meal?  I  spent  so  much  time  helping  out  at  Aurum  Alley  that  I  didn't  really  get  to  sit  down  and  enjoy  most  of  the  foods  offered.  Do  you  have  any  recommendations?   ❞