Her gaze briefly looked up to politely keep eye contact whilst he spoke. There was pride in his beam; was he satisfied with her progress? All this time she had considered the fact that she hadn't done enough, just as she had admitted to her father. Rather concerned and anxious, he sought a reason supporting her opinion. A part of her didn't want him to pry so deeply in her bothering issues, yet the other part of her insisted that he was here to share advice and to help her overcome her negative experiences. Besides, he had taken time away from his busy happenings to spend time with her and so it would be rudely ungrateful for her to turn down his inquiry.
"To be honest, I've only participated in two major hunts," a depressed sigh slipped from her lips with her former enthusiasm now drained from her system. Why did it feel like that she had lied to him? "Taking every opportunity" seemed like she was contributing an overwhelming amount of effort and time, when really, there hadn't been that many opportunities for her to take on. Still, whenever she could hunt, she did. Perhaps she was being too harsh on herself, as usual. However, she needed someone else to convince her otherwise. "Two isn't an awful lot."
