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She didn't sign herself up for this, no way. This had to have been Hyten playing a prank on her. Faylen didn't much think about dating. She didn't really think much about anything other than learning what her father did for a living. It was interesting, watching him sell, trade, buy, bargain, and sometimes plead for deals and materials he wanted.

Still, someone said she'd be somewhere, and so she felt obligated. It wasn't like she was doing anything, anyway. The cart was shut down right now for repairs.

The beach was a good place for a date, right? Not that Faylen would know, she'd never been on a date.

She saw someone waiting where she'd been told they would and her face flushed a deep shade of red as she slowly approached.

"...Uh.. are you... here for a...blind date?" Faylen asked, hesitant even as she had to speak over the waves.

She reached out for his hand, shaking it after introducing himself. Faylen's cheeks were bright red since he'd complimented her right away.

"I'm Faylen." One introduction deserved another, plus they were on a date technically. She hoped her voice wasn't as squeaky as she thought it did.

Her shoulders did relax once he offered them to go walk, and she nodded. "My only adventuring buddy has been my brother, Hyten. He's a few years older than me." They used to explore all the time while her parents tended the cart. Then they grew up and Hyten wanted to do his own thing.

Ah, no need to depress herself. "I'm not sure what there is to eat along the beach, but I'm sure we could find something. I don't... spend a lot of time here. We're travelers. My dad sells cloth."

She walked with him, playing with her own fingers out of nerves before nodding again.

"I could go for either! I love animals. We see a lot of different ones on our travels. It's one of the things I really do like about it." Faylen looked around as they walked and then quirked a brow at the name of one dish.

"Sushi?" She hoped he'd pick up on that.

Then he dropped his dad was a blacksmith and her eyes lit up wide. "I've only seen blacksmiths from afar. They're so... intimidating! The metal is so red, and you have to have a lot of muscles right?" She could see Hyten doing that. He was a lot more muscled than she was.

The explanation of sushi just left her hungry. She liked fish and rice. "I've... Uncooked? That doesn't seem safe. We always cook our fish." Uncooked meat in general didn't quite sit right with the prentice. A hand went through her hair as she thought more about it. "But the rice part seems good! Is sticky rice different from the normal rice we get?"

Then Iexa talked about how muscled his dad was. "My parents, I wouldn't call them muscley but they do have to lift some heavy stuff into the wagon. Like big bolts of cloth and stuff." She hummed as she continued to listen to the other. "Mom and dad aren't scary. Unless I'm doing something I'm not supposed to. Then t hey give me this look. It's less scary and more it makes me feel bad because I got in trouble. Like they're not mad, just disappointed."

Faylen's own words made her laugh and she shrugged. "I suppose we're just a non spicy family."