( It's a different type of conversation than the ones she's used to having. It reminds her more of the lessons she'd had when becoming a shrine maiden and healer, learning to come to terms with mortality and existence. Life is short and fleeting, especially the lives of warriors... Ah, she doesnt' want to think about that now.

Quietly, )

I'm sorry. This is rather serious now, isn't it?

But you know... fall is wonderful for a lot of reasons! ( She's trying to change the course of the conversation, ) It's the last season of festivals before winter comes. There are a-all sorts of harvest festivals with so much delicious food and gardens everywhere open so people can come see the leaves...

And even if the seasons are coming to their end, things are beginning too! Soon, there will be a festival for children t-to celebrate their growth and health... It truly is a wonderful time, Ain-san.