Elias smiles, shoulders settling. "[color=cce5ff]Just a joke, my lord. Mostly.[/color]" He shuffles his boots. "[color=cce5ff]Who was that little wolf in the dungeon? Was he related to that last border skirmish in any way? I recognize that marking.[/color]"

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Faustine walks past the librarian, who tries valiantly to stop her. She settles for trying to quickly memorize the names on the spines, and records those, instead. They're tactic and history books.
The princess locks her door behind her, setting up a drawing board with the basic kingdom borders. She sits down near it to read through the tomes.