Bashou nodded, simply assuming that the 'journey' she was referring to might be similar to the one that many young trainers took. He had no reason to think anything else.

"Well, I'm glad that you're still playing. It can be difficult when circumstances change, or if you have to stop lessons. Then you get rusty..."

That could have been a Steel-type pun, but he didn't intend it to be. He stared silently at the now-vacant seat, his mind suddenly racing in response to Lillie's question about why he was here. He hadn't considered that he might be able to have a piano, once he got settled in Ultern. But he couldn't afford this one right now, and he wasn't sure where it would go. Though it seemed silly and sentimental, he also didn't like the thought of taking it away from Lillie, if she had no other place to practice, and if she liked this one...

After a lengthy pause, he finally answered. "Oh. Yes, I play the piano, too. Or I used to."