It still sounds lonely. Keeping busy is good but you need to relax too! That's what Cheria and Asbel say. Like with gardening, it's something I can do with Asbel but it's also fun and relaxing. It's not his work as the lord of Lhant, so it gives him a break from it. It doesn't sound like you had something like that back at Strahta, Hubert.
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