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[akingmuststand]

It seems I was not quite cautious enough, lately. [The words are said with a small, rueful sigh - a haplessly amused sort of sound. A chess piece twirled in his fingers, he gives a small, sharp smile.] What an unsettling feeling! I suppose I might reiterate to our newcomers and residents alike that we must be ever mindful of the threat the fae's

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[chauvinisms]

A prince, eh?

[She is comparing him now to the only other prince she has ever known.]

Tch.

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[akingmuststand]

Demeleier has a wide variety of people.

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[chauvinisms]

So it would seem. Any dirt on you that I can leverage, hm?

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[akingmuststand]

[A good-natured chuckle.]

I certainly hope not.

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[supervigilance]

["Prince," eh? That's a detail he'd left out on his first introduction to Light. Curious.]

Thank you. Your support means a great deal.

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[akingmuststand]

I believe we share the same outlook in this place. [Though he's curious himself - Light is clever and capable and it's enough to make Schneizel take note.]

Of course, many of our interests here are also shared. There may be work to be done in our homes, but in the meantime, we must do what we can here.

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[supervigilance]

Agreed. I'm just grateful there are other sensible people in this village.

[As opposed to the SWARM OF CHILDREN who first trolled greeted him.]

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[akingmuststand]

Well, we do what we can.

[We sensible ones are just better at it.]

How are you finding the place?

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[a_la_turk]

Schneizel.

[ She inclines her head slightly forward and checks it as quickly as ever, dark eyes keen and concerned as she looks him over as best she can given what is available for her to see on the screen of her communicator. She knows better than to think his first few statements innocent, after all, and her mind is running in a thousand different directions trying to place what pieces of the puzzle she does have, but the fact of the matter is that she hasn't been around him nearly enough lately to have all or even very many of them and it frustrates her; though, she's careful to keep as much from her face, her concern apparent nonetheless. ]

What happened? [ And she is as quick as ever to cut straight to the chase, his well-being taking precedence. He is, after all, her partner and a dear friend. ]

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[akingmuststand]

Valeria.

[A smile, genuinely pleased - warmth in his voice when he greets her, too - but not without a bit of calculation. He studies her a moment, the expression turning rueful, before, tone smoothing into something serious, he replies, equally to the point.]

For some length of time, I've been living with a strange, disquieting lack of focus - a tiredness that I am not used to. I was at a loss, in truth... Until seeing the Queen when she visited the village.

At that point, I remembered... [His eyebrows furrow. The idea does disconcert him, that much, to her, will be plain.]

It seems that, during the night - not every night, but enough - I have been drawn from sleep, drawn from my residence, and drawn away from the village. To her.

[genocidegame]

The prince is a long way from his throne.

[akingmuststand]

Very true. [A chuckle.] But, we've all wandered quite far, right?

[genocidegame]

Some more than others.

[akingmuststand]

Perhaps. Though in most cases, it's difficult to tell.

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[consumedpast]

Your kind sister speaks very highly of you, Your Highness.

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[akingmuststand]

A friend of Nunnally's? It's a pleasure to meet you, in that case.

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[consumedpast]

Alice Liddell, my Lord.

She was kind enough to want to share her croft with me.

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[akingmuststand]

Is that so? In that case, it truly is a pleasure, Miss Liddell. How long have you been here for?