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Ben was not as surprised as the princess was; more than once a week he would catch the mage already awake at unreasonable hours. It certainly made for interesting conversations into the night when she would be dozing off over her dinner. However, he was understanding once she explained that her schedule was odd even for a human. Her family was often up even before the dawn in order to bake bread properly. A fascinating topic and one he had researched thoroughly after Lilie's explanation had piqued his curiosity. While bread baking required much time, the payoff was considered good to mortals. If the scent was anything to go by then Ben would agree.

[color=C0C0C0]"I believe Miss Dionne was already awake when I departed for the library. I thought I would pick up something to read on my own time before the masses were awake,"[/color] Ben said. [color=C0C0C0]"The snow has a way of ruining my best pants, I can agree that I'm not particularly fond of it, either."[/color]

A question lingered in the back of his mind regarding what Her Highness was doing, albeit if he had to guess, perhaps she was welcoming the new Sinnenodel representative. His chance to ask was whisked away as Victor approached the pair. As awkward as ever yet he supposed the consistency was appreciated. He hadn't expected the vampire to leave as quickly as he came, however. Ben wondered if Victor even knew about setting up appointments and the like. perhaps he could subtly slip a word to Salem to guide his vampire? But in this time he thought it best to let the princess return as far be it from him to keep her from anything important.

[color=C0C0C0]"My sincerest apologies for keeping you here, Your Highness. Don't let me keep you, the weather shows no sign of letting up,"[/color] Ben said.