Then, I think we will find each other formidable opponents, indeed!

[ taair likes using his brain, and he loves, loves loves getting to interact with people - so chess is a special kind of joy, in this place. it's fun to be able to flex the things he read it about in books, instead of the extremely rare match he could ask his tutors to give him as opposed to pushing pieces across the board to his bird.

the mention of the name earlier does stir something, though. ]

... Can I ask you something? About Count Louis.