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While it was a tragically normal circumstance that Nos was always forced to look up at most others at court due to his smaller size (alas, the one thing from his mother that he lamented), as he gazed up at Rose he couldn't help but lift his shoulders a little and feel himself stand taller than normal."Don't apologize for seeking to better yourself and your mind, Rose." Nos answered with a small, but earnest grin. "Never apologize for that. Far too many people are content with staying in their comfort zone when they could be learning more." 

"As for starting conversations... I admit it's a talent that I didn't have naturally either. But like any talent, practice will refine it in time." While he would have much rather continued the conversation about trivial things, the circumstances of the ball demanded that a certain topic be broached at some point. "If you don't mind me asking, any personal favorites you're betting on in regards to the race for the throne?"