[ Now that's a turn she didn't expect. Several things, really--one being that apparently this man is an acquaintance of Nero's who, understandably, hasn't left the best of impressions on Estinien. But two that Estinien deigned to borrow a book from a library?
Goodness, now he's just one-upping her on the tome research, something neither of them are well practiced at. She can't look lazy by comparison... ]
Are you a friend of Nero's, then?
[ That has heavy implications, doesn't it? But she doesn't sound particularly judging on it (just yet). Mostly curious. ]
I can readily agree to that. A little more difficult to get a good drink in the dungeons, after all. I have to make up for lost time.
[ Honestly if anything had been offered to her while imprisoner the likelihood that it would have been tampered which would likely be high...and she's really had enough of her drinks getting ruined by dastardly attempts on people's lives. It had taken much too long to get comfortable with that again. ]
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Goodness, now he's just one-upping her on the tome research, something neither of them are well practiced at. She can't look lazy by comparison... ]
Are you a friend of Nero's, then?
[ That has heavy implications, doesn't it? But she doesn't sound particularly judging on it (just yet). Mostly curious. ]
I can readily agree to that. A little more difficult to get a good drink in the dungeons, after all. I have to make up for lost time.
[ Honestly if anything had been offered to her while imprisoner the likelihood that it would have been tampered which would likely be high...and she's really had enough of her drinks getting ruined by dastardly attempts on people's lives. It had taken much too long to get comfortable with that again. ]