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oh! her sister was so smart! toula dreamt of being as wise as she, who might already know the answer to the question she asked of her. it seemed adults knew everything; toula was ready to become one, for that reason alone!
toula delighted at the affectionate touch of her sister, and happily returned the gesture, leaning into it.
before she had her answer, and considering it even while she posed this one to her sister, she asked: ...what does mereo value, as soldiers? is... is culture something they would appreciate? she inquired, head tilting. her opinion on them was a changing thing, but toula approved of them because it seemed her family did. toula then said, perhaps i would convince them... by learning something that is important to them,  too, showing them her own appreciation... it could only be a good thing, could it not? she looked to her sister for any traces of approval, or happiness—what mattered most to toula was this!