2024-07-16 - Words to listen to

They were asleep when the unfamiliar pair entered the tent, the strange mind pulling her awake. The two were not some of the usual people that visited, and the mind was different than the ones that were most often around.

Hello, they answer, in response to the greeting, surprised when the wher responds back. What are you, they can't help but ask, curious. The wher takes no offense for her curiosity, and answers, and then moves on to the next.

And not too much later addresses the whole clutch.

They listen.

Humble, be.
Dirt, respect it.
Night, know it.
Lies, never empty.
Important. Heart, open. Always.

Most of the words resonated with them, from humble and dirt, to lies and heart. They were less sure of the night, they were not so fond of it, but if the wher thought was important, who was she to say differently.

She would remember these, and ponder them farther.

And she'd always keep her heart open.