Everything starts with either salt or pepper. It sounds good to me.

[He watches Genis casually abuse his fire magic, taking a lot of interest in watching him do this stuff. Seriously neat. He's loving his new friend.]

Hehe, yeah! It wasn't easy-- especially when I broke stuff-- but it was always interesting. My dad used to go on journeys too, so he knows a lot of people who come through.

[Now that he's thinking about home, though, his smile seems a little thinner.]

I feel a little bad. I'm usually the one who runs errands for my little brothers, but now I'm stuck here. Papa needs all the extra help he can get.