"Mm."

Small hum, then she solicits for any questions on what she's covered, before diving further into the weeds of history.

This style of lesson is a lot better than the academy, once they get into it.

Amajina is definitely liking the discussion parts.

Sayuri very obviously knows a lot about this already, and is generally inclined to question - and argue with - their teacher. She leads Shinrei into tangents on politics and foreign relationships especially. 

Shinrei follows any tangent they point out very readily, though she does note on a few topics - especially the wars - that she can't give an accurate, non-broad overview account here without spending an entire several days on it. 

There will be at least several entire more days in their time training together.

True enough. 

So no reason not to start digging into some of those weeds?

"Not really; I'll take notes on anything we start but don't finish, or mention but don't get into."

"Cool."

Back into the weeds of history, then? 

Best to learn so they can tend the garden of the future. Or something.

Something like that. 

Back to it, then.

She ends the lesson before dinner, at least, though she's kept them engaged enough in discussion that it doesn't feel like it's been nearly that long. 

Yeah. Lots to think about.

History's often like that. It's never provided comforting answers. Important ones, that lead to ever more questions - but nothing in history is tied up neatly.

Makes sense. It's not over yet, after all.

"I'd be disappointed if it was."

"Think you'd be dead if it was. So would everyone else. Since history is made of people."

"Or incapable of affecting the path of the world in any way, which is far worse than dead."

"...I guess."

Shrug. "To me, at least. Other people have other opinions on it..."

"Dunno. Not something I've thought about before."