Nelphy sat up. Jash was busy taking a shower, so Nelphy couldn't turn to him as a distraction.
"Come on, Nelphy. We need to at least decide something before we get this started," reasoned Nora.
"You're right. I just… I'm new to this so I'm a little hesitant to just jump right in," Nelphy stated. "Also, I should probably tell you something. I don't plan to stay in Frantoch forever…"
"Why's that?"
"Eventually, after training for a while, I want to go to Glacier Valley to master veita," answered Nelphy, startling Nora. "I don't know when I'll do that. It might be sooner than later, but it might be later than sooner. And, I should've told you that before we even paid for the cart–"
"Nelphy, that's awesome!" Nora jumped up to give Nelphy a big hug. "I wish I could train veita, but I've got like no talent for it. If that's what you want to do, then do it! But I will ask to be a partner and not a manager."