[Just don't tell him that. He'd totally flail and be a tsunny tsun-butt.

When she mentions cleaning up, he looks around for the cleaning trough. Living next to the local shrine does have some benefits after all. Besides, he has escorted his mom there a time or two. He makes quick business of getting the dirt off of him as much as he can and leaving his boots by the door of the temple before entering.

As far as he can tell, besides the cosmetic damage on the outside, the inside was pretty normal. But, then again, he didn't spend day in and out there to really know what's wrong with it.]

How long's this place been here? It looks like the shrine back home, but I doubt these Malnosso jerks were kind enough ta build it for ya.