Anastasia looked at him when he asked her why she was up. She shrugged, "I woke up in the wee hours of the morning and couldn't get back to sleep. So, I took it upon myself to do some reading..." She yawned, "I finished the books on etiquette some hours ago and," She held up the book that covered what it took to be a ruler and waved it slightly, "I'm a good three quarters through this one now... Although..." She blushed slightly, "I've had to write some of the words down.... I didn't really understand them, so I'll have to ask Gerald about them later," she scratched the back of her head, "We didn't really have school back home... My mama taught me how to read and well... she didn't get much of an education either. I like it when I can do it.... but I have a pretty long list.."

She brushed her hair out of her eyes and held her hands behind her back, assuming the position that she had seen many of the guards take while guarding things, "How is it that you manage to just stand like this for hours?" She looked down and wiggled her toes, "Don't your feet get tired?"