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Her Papa always said, 'If something is too good to be true, then it usually is'. It wasn't like Lilie went out of her way to ignore what he said, but it felt especially true right now. Maybe she was more surprised because it was breaking news, but really, it was the disappointment that got to her. Count Sinnenodel was alive, and apparently it wasn't much of a surprise if the princess mentioned it to casually. It must be a vampire or a noble thing to just fake your death like that and then just go back to normal like nothing happened. But if it was faked, why wasn't Aaron told? Unless he was pretending the whole time?

She wisely chose not to comment or even think about that--she was already down as it was, she didn't need to get depressed thinking Aaron was pretending to be someone else again. Thankfully the princess presented another topic that reminded her of something else to get her depressed! Boy oh boy was she in for a ride today. At least the lows meant there were going to be some good highs, or at least she hoped so. It was her own fault, really--the first day back was always hard and took time to shake off.

Instead of dwelling on that, she figured the third topic was a much safer one. [color=deepskyblue]"Um, my break was good, though the folks around town are starting to treat me kinda weirdly. I mean, not in a bad way, just...different. But at least going home was good, my mama and papa are always happy to see me, and it's like nothing's changed when I'm there,"[/color] Catching herself, she gave the princess a sheepish look, laughing nervously. [color=deepskyblue]"Not that it's bad here! I'm glad to go back to class!"[/color]  

As much as her conscious told her not to ask (and the vague horrifying thought that she'd get in trouble for it) Lilie teetered on a question. Princess Ryner ended up agreeing with Ben, after all, so she probably shared his opinion. On the off chance that she didn't, though, she'd get some satisfaction at being right, even if it was a moot point now. [color=deepskyblue]"Oh geez, I hope you haven't been keeping tabs on me for a bad reason! But I'm really glad Esi thinks so, I'm eager, too!"[/color] Lilie replied, albeit her usual giddy smile was muted a little.

After pulling some of her impulsiveness to the surface, she couldn't help herself. It wasn't like she was going to get any other chance after this. [color=deepskyblue]"But, um...is my magic not good enough yet?"[/color] She ended up asking. [color=deepskyblue]"I, um, initially asked to take on more challenging classes, but B--Count Eve said the request was denied. By you,"[/color] Her voice did get a little meek, but she managed not to shrink down too much. [color=deepskyblue]"I mean, if it isn't, then I'll make sure to try harder, of course!"[/color]

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