[ His voice sounds briefly far away, just mentally recalling his own initial experience when he was brought here. He knows far less people in Thorne as of yet, but what he does know of it intrigues him. Closer quarters than the Free Cities, a heavier reliance on magic. All of it curious and fascinating in a world of ever-unfolding strangeness. ]
They brought me to the barracks first, in the Free Cities. I stayed all of one second. Maybe a second and a half, to account for taking a breath. [ He has no love for the military, though some of his most beloved friends are military officers. ]
I don't get to do everything there, though, not yet. Very annoyingly, I'm finding I might have to take the longer way 'round. It's dreadful, honestly! [ He is...absolutely not the patient sort. He wants an audience with the Prime Minister, but apparently his credentials are meaningless here. Imagine! ] Not yet, though — two of my favorite words. Between the pair of them is a whole universe of possibility still. Like the very real possibility that I'll have all the makings to craft the most perfect block of cheddar any day now.
[ He goes from silly back to serious in an instant now, voice softening. ] Have you been without your brother before?
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[ His voice sounds briefly far away, just mentally recalling his own initial experience when he was brought here. He knows far less people in Thorne as of yet, but what he does know of it intrigues him. Closer quarters than the Free Cities, a heavier reliance on magic. All of it curious and fascinating in a world of ever-unfolding strangeness. ]
They brought me to the barracks first, in the Free Cities. I stayed all of one second. Maybe a second and a half, to account for taking a breath. [ He has no love for the military, though some of his most beloved friends are military officers. ]
I don't get to do everything there, though, not yet. Very annoyingly, I'm finding I might have to take the longer way 'round. It's dreadful, honestly! [ He is...absolutely not the patient sort. He wants an audience with the Prime Minister, but apparently his credentials are meaningless here. Imagine! ] Not yet, though — two of my favorite words. Between the pair of them is a whole universe of possibility still. Like the very real possibility that I'll have all the makings to craft the most perfect block of cheddar any day now.
[ He goes from silly back to serious in an instant now, voice softening. ] Have you been without your brother before?