( He needs to become better at accepting sincerity, if it keeps throwing him off it shows he's not used to it. )

All right.

( A little shyly pleased. )

It would be nice to have someone to teach. Gu Xiang, my ward, never wanted to learn despite how much she eats, and Chengling, well, Ah-Xu has him exhausted and we were travelling so much. I like cooking. ( Carefully, as though he doesn't share that part very often. ) It's good at keeping your thoughts quiet. You have to focus. And there is something to show for the effort, after. Keeping people fed has always helped when I do not know what else to do.