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“Probably not.” Rana shook her head, glancing down the hall as if she expected her father to round the corner at any moment. She did her best not to let ...

(Would the ravens go as far East as they live? I assumed it'd be like human messengers?)

“Still in the East,” Rana said. “Father said it wouldn’t be proper to bring her along so she’s temporarily helping out with the little kids while we’re away.”

“It depended.” Rana shrugged. “When I was very little I had a flock of Nannies that rotated amongst all the children full time. Once I got a little older Itani ...

Rana brightened at that and nodded, smiling a little. “Yes. I was very lucky to have wonderful attendants.”

Rana shrugged again, blushing a little and avoiding eye contact. “I wouldn’t know. It’s fairly typical for Reputations’ children at the very least… many poor children get orphaned before the

(Thanks!!) Rana hesitated, then shrugged. She supposed it was a fair counter question, and she hadn’t considered the discomfort of having the question turned back on her. “I dunno… I ...

(Yikes I’m so sorry to hear that, hope it all gets resolved soon!) (And thanks! Finally got my paperwork yesterday and got my license changed over. Gonna go to SSA ...

(Uh oh what happened?) (And unfortunately she hasn’t yet, if ever, but the supervisors are definitely fed up with her) (On the plus side! I legally got my name changed ...

(Likely lol I don’t remember complaining about her last year but she’s been infuriating for a year and a half now so probably one and the same It was gross ...

“Um… I think I’d prefer charity work, but I’ll likely gravitate towards the military I think. My skills are probably best used there.” A complete lie. But perhaps it’d let ...

Rana smiled a little, still blushing. She nodded bashfully. "Yes... thank you."

(hope you feel better soon! That's never a good time) Rana blushed. Shit. He'd seen. She hesitated, then took a deep breath. She had to address it. Apologize. She couldn't ...

(oh no I'm so sorry! Are you okay?) Rana rolled her eyes before she could stop herself, but quickly turned her head away, hoping he hadn't noticed. "Yes, hopefully so."

(Fair enough! I assume you're rapidly approaching finals?) "That seems a fairly universal plight," Rana commiserated with a sigh.