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[sageguidance]

wow how convenient that I already had this post made :^)

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[mustbepurged]

I will. I bet she'll be really surprised!

[sageguidance]

No doubt about it! When you mentioned artes before, I had wondered if it were the same she told me of, but I would not have thought I would be hearing of it again from a friend of hers.

[mustbepurged]

Hehe. It really is a strange coincidence...

What was the school like? I heard people were grouped into dorms, each named after the seasons... That's about all I know.

[sageguidance]

It was...

A terrible parody of what a school actually is, truth be told. I certainly did not leave there a more enlightened man.

[mustbepurged]

Did you have classes to attend?

[sageguidance]

Unfortunately so—which I am typically not against, but when the topics are that inane...

[mustbepurged]

I've always thought going to school would be really fun... Was it that bad?

[sageguidance]

—Oh! You've never attended one?

[ oops... ]

[mustbepurged]

No, I always had private tutors. I never got to experience studying in a room with lots of people, making friends with classmates, that sort of thing. Did you? -- Before Wiwaldi, I mean.

[sageguidance]

[ estelle, you poor sweet bean ]

That I did. In my homeland of Sharlayan, there is a world renowned academy named the Studium, and 'twas there that I graduated from.

[mustbepurged]

Really? [Not just a school, but a world-renowned one?] What was it like?

[sageguidance]

It was many things—long days of studies surrounded by good people, most of all, all while being taught by some of the most brilliant minds in all the realm. I am both fortunate and grateful for my time there, and from how it sounds, I think you would greatly enjoy it there.

[mustbepurged]

I think so, too... It sounds wonderful.

[sageguidance]

Do you think you would ever have the opportunity to do similarly?

[mustbepurged]

Probably not... Growing up, I couldn't really leave the castle, and now I have other things to focus on...

[sageguidance]

[ ... castle?! ]

Are you royalty, perchance?

[mustbepurged]

[She hesitates... then nods.]

I'm a princess. But don't worry about being formal with me, or anything.

[sageguidance]

A- are you certain? It feels terribly inappropriate for me not to address you by your proper title...

[mustbepurged]

[She shakes her head.]

Not at all! I'd rather not use titles with friends... and besides, I don't want any special treatment here.

You can even call me by my nickname -- Estelle -- if you want!

[sageguidance]

... Very well—Estelle it is! And should you wish it, I shall think naught of your status.

[mustbepurged]

[A bright smile!]

That's perfect.

[sageguidance]

Excellent.

But—forgive me, I seemed to have strayed from our conversation. I know not what preoccupies you whence you hail, but I think if you desire it so, you shall have the chance. Perhaps not now, nor soon—yet naught is forever, yes?