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Hanying - 2 Skylark Nightsong

Hm... It's a very different style from Kowloong.

Hanying tentatively spins on the stage while looking at the surrounding decorations.

I feel like this place should be filled with those dancing, fantastical puppets.

Have you seen the dance they call "ballet," Commandant?

It might look different, but it's also an incredible art form...

Hanying does a few ballet movements, looking quite magnificent.

But the atmosphere here inevitably feels...

Hm?

Was my dance weird?

That's fair. After all, it's not what my expertise lies...

It is not the dance but the way you are spending time with each other.

A maze and a season like this ought to be more romantic.

You... don't like how we're spending time?

Hanying blushes and smiles gently.

What would you like, then, Commandant?

Before you can answer, Hanying is beaming from ear to ear as she steps slightly back and bends her arms to take an enchanting stance.

Despite knowing what you want, to spell it out so candidly...

~"A thousand limbs of maple leaves and myriad branches more; in the shadows of the bridges, evening sailboats linger."~

Hanying starts singing before you say anything. Accompanied by her simple song, she begins to dance as elegant as a swan.

~"Thinking of you, my heart is like the torrent of the river, flowing eastward day and night, never to rest in slumber."~

The answer Hanying has for you seems to be hidden in her movement.