[Oi. He likes her already. Have a rare, pleased laugh.]

Oh, well-- it was very rich and green in places. But with very different plants than the kind growing here. There were mountains, and bamboo forests and rice patties...[his voice is the slightest bit wistful, but he catches himself]

I spent all of my time traveling, so I got to see quite a bit of it-- that was a part of my job as a mushishi-- a mushi-master.