☀️ Arselia and Akonia

Perhaps, if she wanted, she could have tried to explain to Mare that the concept of beauty is subjective in itself and varies from person to person, but Alaria wasn't sure if it would be worthwhile. After all, the generally accepted standards of beauty in Margel wouldn't change because of that. And mentioning some hypothetical Kumari or Noir, where Klydne or Bresia were evaluated differently, could be misinterpreted. Especially mentioning Noir. The Tanarsian still wasn't sure if Mare was a dwarf or something else, so such examples would hardly be understood correctly. And how sincerely would such words be perceived coming from her? She could, of course, show her scars or flex her muscles, smiling that not everything is so simple, but an outside observer might not even pay attention to them. Not to mention that this speech could just as easily fail to inspire the girl, but rather make her think, "Wow, it's that bad..." which would go against the intended goal. Perhaps, for now, what she had said was quite enough.

- Hmm... Next year will be five years.

"About the same as Klydne. I see that all the employees here are older than me, heh. Or maybe they all started working in the hospital right away. Interesting. I expected more new faces. Although... the interns are probably busy with other work."
— I must admit, I've never worked in one place for so long. I suppose that with such experience, work gradually becomes a second home?