Shady

"Thank you." Rana shuffled forward a little. "How are things organized in here?"

“No, no, not at all,” Rana said quickly, glancing at him. “It’s nice. I’m just trying to make sense of everything. I can’t quite skim the titles as quickly as ...

Rana squinted, looking around in silence. She wasn’t sure what to say.

“That’s fair,” Rana said, dipping her head. “I suppose mine were a bit more motivated to be patient, as my education was directly tied to funding their own.”

(That’s fair — and please do!) “It is,” Rana agreed with a nod. “Works out in everyone’s favor, really. Plus gets people relatively close to my age so they’re not ...

“We occasionally sponsor foreign exchange students,” Rana answered. “My Father gives them a living stipend as they attend University and in return they tutor Lia and I in their native ...

“That’s a good idea.” Rana smiled, switching back to Upper. She was annoyed by how endearing she found this man. “We can both practice that way.”

“Hm.” Rana considered the question for a moment, switching back to Eastern herself. “Honestly, I don’t think I’ve heard you speak enough Eastern to have noticed anything. Would you like ...

“That’s good to know.” She made a mental note of it, nodding. “Thank you.”

(It really is ;-; her other 17-year-old cat has been wandering around all day yowling looking for his sister and it's breaking my heart every time he does) Rana smiled ...

(Thanks! We’re hit or miss tbh. We’re getting through it but rough day for sure) “That’s good to hear,” Rana said with a nod. “I just need to practice more. ...

(The cat died :c ) “Probably over, then,” Rana admitted. “I keep wanting to read the letters with an Eastern pronunciation and that’s all wrong.”

Rana nodded. “Fair enough. I’m mostly just interested in improving my reading ability in Upper Tongue. It’s slow going for me still.”

Rana followed it with her gaze and nodded. "Is that open to peruse?"

(You know... you're not wrong xD Just slightly different flavor because he only appears for a few chapters as a massive antagonist, but doesn't actually inflict lasting trauma like Michael ...