Shady

(haha, you're good) Lia blushed even more when she noticed her father's silent rage and then fixed her gaze on her plate. Best to stay quiet. Maybe Rana would feel ...

Lia nodded in agreement. Both sisters were a little hesitant to keep the conversation centered on themselves. Why weren't the Reputations talking more? Had they fallen asleep? Lia glanced at ...

Lia gave a small appreciative smile and dipped her head. "Eastern can be tricky for sure."

Lia was still blushing profusely but forced herself to take a deep breath and glance up at Ewan. She was grateful for the grace she was receiving from the Barrasters. ...

(I think I ADHDed and responded in my brain and not here lol but that’s cool on the novel! Poor Rickard haha they should def meet and talk languages! And ...

“You speak Eastern?” Lia looked shocked. “Lia!” Rana chastised, looking at her disapprovingly. Hopefully the Barrasters wouldn’t think Lia thought them stupid.

Rana was grateful for the interruption. Lia was not. She looked up from her plate with wide eyes, expression stricken. She’d lost the conversation long ago. They were all talking ...

(Ope. That sounds uncomfy. If it’s any consolation I’ve spent all afternoon at the vet lol) (And they really would! I forgot about my man Rickard. Perhaps if we get ...

“Um… I think I sort of like finding similarities?” That was a dumb answer. “Er, I mean… seeing how grammatical patterns have evolved across time and languages?” She felt dumb ...

“I quite enjoy languages and literature, so likely something related to those.” She felt guilty taking a seat when he didn’t have one; should she offer him hers? Or would ...

(sounds good, thanks!) "Um..." Rana hesitated, blushing a little. She felt childish to have to admit she wasn't. "No, not quite. I plan to enroll next academic year, though."

(what ages are typical for universities in the East? I was thinking no but if he's a university grad at 18 I'm not sure lol)

Rana smiled and inclined her head, feeling oddly bashful. She wasn't sure why. "I'm glad to hear that. Where did you attend?"

(ooh nice!) Rana nodded politely, taking a sip of her drink. She wasn't going to touch that one with a ten-foot pole. "Did he enjoy his time in the East?"

Lia and Rana both carefully watched their father and emulated his plate, though they both took much smaller portions of the weird green... bread? It looked moldy, but clearly everyone ...