AN: So, no there will be no pairings. This is due to the nature of Harriet's so-called traveling. While you don't have to read 'An Unexpected Development' first, it's established there that Harriet's a bit of a dimension hopper and she can't control when Death suddenly decides her time in any given reality is 'up' or how or when (or in what order) she lands somewhere. As such, she's generally at the point where making deep connections (to people or places) could be considered hazardous to her mental health. This story plays off all of the above.
10.
The Land of Lightening had some rather beautiful mountain ranges and coastal vistas. In some parts, you could look out and see nothing but mountains, wisps of mist, and flowing rivers in all directions. And from just above the clouds, Harriet could see the sun rise over the very tops of the mountains in stunning displays of color that she could only truly appreciate sitting atop of her broom.
It was, however, a bit stormy. On that point, she was thankful for three things. One, while it was stormy, it wasn't necessarily rainy, which was a blessing.
Rain was distressing.
No, here in Lightening country, the storm clouds gathered and the sky lit up in brilliant displays of light cutting across the sky, the sound of distant or not so distant thunder an additional layer of sound to the symphony produced by the mountains.
The second thing she was grateful for happened to be the fact that she'd finally, finally gotten her magic properly under control. Unfortunately, it had become temperamental on her with this latest jump. There was always something for her to adjust to and it seemed here her body had tried to compensate for her lack of chakra by reworking the pathways by which her own magic spread throughout her body.
It had mostly been a rather itchy thing a first but then it had become finicky. In the end, she'd found that she no longer had use for her wand, either of her wands, regardless of how tempted she was to use them, but had to be more precise in imagining what she wanted accomplished.
It had also made silent casting a hell of a lot easier, when she'd started experimenting with it, even if she wasn't entirely sure why.
The third, and most important, thing she was grateful for was the fact that the storminess of Lightening was offset, rather wondrously, by the presence of naturally occurring hot springs throughout the country. Onsen, glorious onsen. And there were so few villages around that she could travel the area, and visit the more isolated onsen, in relative ease without being asked too many questions. Of course, that also came with its own problems, namely a distinct distrust of outsiders, but that could be cleared up after a few good visits.
She'd have to pin down a good area to set up shop though, all the mountains likely made it easy for nuke-nin to hide out, which meant a higher likelihood of additional customers. She preferred serving the villages she passed through, sure, but nuke-nin had the better gossip.
So she was getting bored of seeing small village after small village, what of it?