Library, Wednesday All day

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It had really happened. Really, really, really. She'd gotten a job at the library, just as she'd wanted. For one, it had been difficult for Sholeh to pay attention in class because of how excited she was to start working.

She paused in the doorway, taking in the sight of the library that was not her responsibility, and grinned in wonderment. Acres and acres and it's all mine, she thought, remembering the punchline of a naughty joke she wasn't supposed to know.

=You're not getting any work done in the middle of the doorway.= Zeela sounded amused.

*And there's already work to be done,* Zhahar added. *Look at the counter.*

Sholeh did as she was told and gasped. A whole slew of books were already waiting for her on the circulation desk. Except, rather than being strewn about randomly or laying in haphazard piles, they were all arranged to say, Welcome!

It was a good day to be a library aide.

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Re: Talk to Sholeh

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"Unfortunately, her father fell ill and was incapacitated for a time, which caused something of a succession crisis," Ulrik explained, in an attempt to sidestep the questions regarding Kristina's beauty and/or any feelings he might have for her. "As one of his advisors thought to take the opportunity to seize power."

Re: Talk to Sholeh

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His life really was like a book. Sholeh was going to try and write down as much of this as possible when she got back to her room tonight. If she had popcorn, she'd be eating it by the fistful.

The sandwiches would just have to do.

"But then you and Kristina and...and your friend put a stop to that, right?"

Re: Talk to Sholeh

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"Oh, yes!" Ulrik nodded. "She was already quite popular in the USE. We just had to convince them that the two of us were the much better option. It's hard to stage a civil war when the populace is quite pleased with the current regime."

Re: Talk to Sholeh

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That only made sense. Sholeh could just picture it: a brave and beautiful princess, a gallant and handsome prince, a stalwart best friend to stay by them both...they'd probably stood on a balcony and waved to cheering crowds and assured them that everything was all right and they'd continue on to rule together...

"Do you think your princess will come to Fandom?" she asked, excited by the possibility. "Either for the visiting weekend or as a student maybe? I'd love to meet her!"

Re: Talk to Sholeh

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"She's a bit young to be a student, yet," Ulrik said, with just a hint of relief at that fact. "But I'm certain that the moment she finds out there's a weekend set aside for visitors from home she'll insist on it."

Re: Talk to Sholeh

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Too young? But Sholeh was only fifteen and she was here!

...Though maybe things were different in Ulrik's Landscape. After all, he was older and this was his first year.

"I hope she does," Sholeh encouraged. "You should write and invite her! If it's safe, I mean. If you're certain she can visit without someone conspiring against her."

Re: Talk to Sholeh

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Sholeh was in for a bit of a surprise when she finally met the nine- no, ten now, Ulrik realized- year-old princess herself.

"Things have calmed down enough at home that it should be," 'calm' being relative, of course.

Re: Talk to Sholeh

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She so was. But that was okay. So long as Kristina liked to read, they'd have plenty to talk about.

"Then write her! Invite her! The first one is in a few weeks, right?" She'd need that long to put her train of servants together or something!

If Sholeh had paper handy, she'd be shoving it into Ulrik's hands and writing the words for him.