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[trifocal]

You would go to such lengths to help?

[ she can't help but smile. ]

It would make me very happy to have your assistance. I've never met anyone with such passion for learning.

[historicals]

Such lengths- as if it's a chore! I would love to. It's a bit of a treat for me, too, to be quite honest. It's always been something of a passion of mine, learning. I think... it's one of the most important things we can do.

[ he loves a good research project, honestly, but...

after he says that, he does soften a little, and some of the regained brightness starts to drift away. ]

...well. I don't know that I'd be able to conduct any field research or anything but... I can at least help equip you with the tools to do so yourself.

[trifocal]

[ she sees that brightness fade... ]

Of course, that still means much to me...

... It is a shame that I cannot show you around my homeland. [ but, she is reminded of some things that were mentioned before... ] ... Is it difficult for you to travel freely, even in your own land?

[historicals]

[ ... ]

It is. [ that's a good way to put it, yes. ] It is very difficult, indeed.

[trifocal]

[ hesitating as she sees his reaction, but... ]

... Does it have to do with what that apparition said?

[ the one that called him "highness." ]

[historicals]

The...

[ ... ]

...Oh. [ oh. right. he had forgotten about that. ] The apparition. [ not neverah's, but his own, the voice and the hand that turned him around, like a puppet on a string. ]

...yes. [ there's a small smile, but it's not quite there - saddened, not quite touching his eyes. ] Yes, it does.

[trifocal]

It is true, then? That you are royalty?

[ imagine someone you know being secret royalty... definitely something that will only ever happen once in her lifetime ]

[historicals]

[ there's a beat, and... he sighs. ]

...it is. [ ... ] But.. it is a bit...complicated.

[trifocal]

[ it feels bad to press, seeing his reaction. but she wants to understand. ]

Why is that?

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[ there's a pause, as he tries to decide what to share - it's something he's hardly told anyone of, and now it's been bared to the public. and, eventually... ]

...My family is no longer in charge of the nation it once ruled.

[ a beat, barely half a second. ] --For the better. I firmly believe for the better.

[trifocal]

Oh...

I-it is? But is it not dangerous for you?

[ royal families typically aren't overthrown peacefully... ]

[historicals]

[ haha ]

Like I said... it's complicated. And... besides. If I am in danger, but Iria is not, then... that's fine. I would prefer it that way, a thousand times over.

[trifocal]

[ well..... that's relatable actually. ]

... You truly love your homeland. Not that I had any doubt of it...