Patience and Healing

Korra's smile widened when Parvati offered more hope, she even seemed to notice her efforts to cutely hide the word 'date', though she didn't fight or push away as others might have. It was a warm feeling in her heart that settled in as she nodded back, growing a bit less joking she answered with a soft tone. "Hopefully~" It was subtle, sweet even as she continued looking at her menu content with their time together.

Though the talk about Kirin made her turn her head up in thought. "It wouldn't be the first time I've taken him into a restaurant. He's usually a big hit or we get kicked out though, very few are actually really mellow about him coming." She explained cocking her head to one side as she mused on that thought. After all she was somewhat popular as an adventurer or supporter at least. Though when asked if he liked fish, Korra giggled softly nodding back. "He does, Dragons can eat anything you know? That's why people are usually so scared of them." She tried to tease with a sweet giggle seeing Parvati struggling with thoughts of dating.

 

The question about dragons always being hungry was a difficult thing for Korra to answer. There were dragons who certainly were always hungry after all, but the opposite was also true, with dragons that never needed to eat, they were simply far too different depending on their lines. "Well, if it's on the level of a True Dragon, they don't really need to eat, but they do for their own amusement I guess? There are also Dragons like Jabberwock.... Who lives eternally starving." She admitted with a weaker expression remembering once more how the creature happened to eat.

When the waitress came back with appetizers though, Korra ripped open a hunk of bread simply smelling the interior happily before trying to smear butter over it as she spoke. "I'll have shrimp pasta." She spoke handing the menu back over happily before turning back down to her bread, gazing back at Parvati, Korra was particularly cute with her favorite foods, nibbling little by little to enjoy and savor her buttered roll.

 

Korra saw the girl blinking, the curiosity practically overflowing from her eyes, but Parvati seemed to be trying to be polite the best she could at least. Reaching out across the table, Korra tried to find Parvati's hand as she spoke in a very hushed tone. "Jabberwock has Draconian ancestry, like Kirin and Hydra, but is different. My teacher used to call it 'The Nightmare Dragon' because of what it does... It eats negativity; fear, despair, sadness. That's why I say, the way it eats isn't normal. It takes the things that are 'inside' and pulls them 'outside' to eat them." She explained, though her expression was a little grim and pale as she explained, she held onto Parvati's hand through it feeling a little better from the contact. "My teacher always said though that great disasters can be great helps though, he thought that Jabberwock could be changed, or that he had the power to help people-- He never really explained how though." Korra admitted with a sad smile.

When the topic shifted back to food though, Korra's expression softened and grew more relaxed again, dealing with that dragon was far into the future, Korra didn't have the power to convince Hydra let alone Jabberwock as well. There was still time for her to figure things out. Until then though she turned back down into her bread slowly, as if a chipmunk nibbling. Bread was truly something Korra appreciated, particularly warm buttered bread. With a moist tongue making sure the butter didn't escape through the cracks or over her fingers, she finished it little bite by bite before finally licking her thumbs contented. "Doesn't it?~ It makes me think I should eat out more often~" She teased happily.

 

Korra held onto Korra briefly, but Parvati's suspicions weren't far off, the realization was enough, Korra didn't speak on it further on it. Jabberwock was her goal and ideal to strive for as a mage and summoner after all, largely because it was the dream of her Teacher as well. After reaching that point, whether or not Korra would be content and think she's strong enough was another story, but she at least wanted to know if the dream her teacher had was possible-- At least, it was a dream that was much more selfless and beautiful then her dream of a harem, Korra didn't just want it to go to waste.

Though the thought of eating new foods made her hang her head in thought, Korra herself usually just ate whatever was in front of her. She addored grains largely because they were so interesting and bizarre to her, the way an ingredient could be transformed was so clever and it's tastes were always so unique despite coming from the same place or ingredient. "New foods would be interesting... Though, hehe fish must get expensive though huh?" Though when asked about her money situation though, Korra lifted a utensil to her chin, playfully tapping it against it as she mused on how much she had saved up to this point. "I never really had a clear goal in mind I guess... But since I was young I was taught it's wasteful to throw things away so I just kept it." She spoke, clearly unsure herself what she was saving for, she just didn't have any expensive tastes. "It's a lot though I guess? I've had a friend tell me I have enough to buy a Duke's province-- Whatever that means." She said laughing sweetly as if it were the funniest thing.

 

Korra only giggled a little nodding back knowing that anything was terrible while rotten, except perhaps cheese. None of which she was truly a great fan of. Though thinking back, she'd had bad food in the past, getting sick over it was the reason she stopped trying to buy food in the first place. "I used to when I was small, I think that's where my habit of foraging and hunting came from. It was hard to buy food when I first started out." She explained, musing with a measure of nostalgia.

Though when talking about Dukes, Korra knew they were some kind of royalty or some kind of politician? Though exactly what kind and how important they were she had no idea. She only giggled as if it didn't matter and gestured with a hand. "Are they? Hehe, that's so silly though, imagine me? Some fancy duke after buying my way into the country like that? With cute baubles and a nice cape or something in a fancy dress right?" She teased thinking it was absurd and amusing to consider. After all, Korra wasn't someone who could live like that even if it was her dream to be a princess, being noble and managing land seemed like a hassle.

 

Korra nodded back, she'd foraged for her food ever since she'd been poisoned in her youth by rotten bread from the markets. After that, she simply relied on Kirin's nose to find food since it was already a creature of the wild, it naturally knew how to find food for it's own stomach. After a while of using Kirin, Korra simply learned what to look for and how to find it herself leading her to be the rather adept hunter she was at the present.

Though hearing her talk about it not being the life for her, Korra could only give a nod and wave of understanding. It certainly wasn't her kind of lifestyle, as much as she liked the admiration and attention she might get, the rest of it was far too much work and bothersome. "Definitely not for me. None of it's still okay." Korra said, though listening to Parvati talk about finding a man, Korra pouted briefly, crossing her arms trying to turn her head slowly. "Psh... Why find a man if you don't want one? You could just stay with me instead. It's not like I don't have money." Korra explained.

 

Korra smiled back, rather happy that Parvati thought that her company was nicer. It was one of the best feelings to feel that sort of connection after all, though Parvati's talk of her family made Korra sigh a little trying to shake her head back in answer. "Amazonesses won't suddenly die out without your child though you know? I mean I think it would be more meaningful to just leave some guy on her doorstep and walk off right? Then you'll be helping your people and your mother if you can keep helping them like that." Korra tried to offer and suggest that abducting men might be more useful to her nation and her family.

Though when asked on how she planned to get stronger, Korra smiled back widely, it was something she was rather proud of after all, Korra's ability to grow wasn't normal in a lot of ways after all. Her stats grew somewhat normally at a glance except her magic. "Well, my Magic just gets stronger from companionship, happiness, love-- I'll just keep trying to find it. I'm at my best when I'm most happy after all." She explained rubbing her hands together slowly. "That's how I've grown so far, it hasn't failed me yet."

 

Korra couldn't help a small pout, if it was over children Korra didn't have a snappy answer for that after all, she could only try to protest the best she could and hope Parvati agrees with her without being too forceful. It was a thought that made her somewhat sad at heart knowing that there was a chance that she might not succeed. "That's even worse though." She said pouting enough for her cheeks to puff faintly, but in the end she only huffed that breath out and tried to sound adoring, though in the end it would probably sound more cute then anything else. "Well, if it comes to that I'll be sure to kidnap you so you don't have to go down that road." She spoke, though she was deadly serious internally it would surely sound like a cute joke. Korra after all wouldn't mind fighting a wealthy family for their daughter, at least, once she had hydra she wouldn't have a need to fear them really.

Though when she talked about the food, Korra glanced down with a small smile, seeing that Parvati was eager to jump in. She eagerly gestured to let Parvati know she didn't need to hold back for her. Seeing Parvati so thrilled over her food though was very sweet, she giggled watching Parvti eat for a short while before speaking in a sweet tone. "Is it good?" She asked before finally digging into her own with a mellow but pleased smile.

 

Korra's deadly serious offer mistaken for teasing wasn't unusual, after all few would think someone would mettle in family affairs and kidnap someone so blatantly after all. Korra however was someone to whom rationality and common sense did not apply, she lived for one and only one purpose after all, and beyond that there was nothing that would stand in her way of achieving that goal! Time would show how serious and to what lengths Korra would go though, of that there was no doubt.

Though Korra would naturally take glances at Parvati who was eating so excitedly, as if it was her first time having cooked food. It was cute, so there was no doubt Korra would catch her staring. Every time she turned away shyly and blushed though, Korra's expression grew warmer. Internally nodding, Korra decided, she would at least try to cross the threshold of having Parvati come out about liking her at least! With that thought in mind, Korra smiled after a few more bites. "Your room doesn't have a second bed does it?" She asked, assuming Parvati's room at the inn would only have a single one, after all, who would be wasteful enough to buy a room with a second bed when you were sleeping alone? Korra simply wanted to make the girl think about where Korra would end up staying though.

 

Korra grinned happily hearing her reply about one bed, though when she asked why and seemed to stumble around her question, Korra answered in a sweet musing tone. "Then, are we going to share?" She asked biting her lip at Parvati briefly with a playful and innocent hope in her heart of stirring some real feelings from Parvati, with high hopes in her heart she asked if Parvati wanted to share.

Blinking her eyes with high hope, batting her eyelashes only a moment, she looked up at Parvati from her plate after asking as if this would be an important step. Far from dangerous, Korra's only interest was hoping that her chance with this cute girl she'd gotten to know was real. Filled with determination to make her new friend and potential companion happy, she wanted to see if there was a line drawn already.