Quanil looked down the length of the great table as the provost gestured to it. To work here, even on what was essentially a punishment... Loreseekers work here, they thought.
Quanil stood ready to defend the Loreseekers against all comers, especially their parents. Well, okay, they weren't much of an obstacle to a true opponent, but they could handle this. Hopefully. They were grateful all over again for the ability to take the time to write out what they wanted to say first.
Provost Silversmith had barely gotten the mention of the texts out before Quanil's eyes lit up and they sat up a little straighter in their chair. "Oh yes! I'd be glad to! That would be gre- ...fine. It'd be fine." Rein it in, don't get too weird about it.
They could learn things and help the Loreseekers - as well as future generations - in the process! This was exactly the sort of thing they'd been hoping to do, in part. Sure, go places, learn new things, but they had, when they weren't letting their excitement run away with them, assumed they would be set more menial tasks to begin with. Like copying texts.
"Oh! Maybe I could use that as a way to help my parents accept this. That one of the first things I'll be doing will be staying here, where it's safe...-r," they added, because they weren't convinced anywhere in the world was truly safe. Not anymore. Maybe it never was? Focus. "I'll just be here, copying texts, not going anywhere they don't know."
Quanil stood ready to defend the Loreseekers against all comers, especially their parents. Well, okay, they weren't much of an obstacle to a true opponent, but they could handle this. Hopefully. They were grateful all over again for the ability to take the time to write out what they wanted to say first.
Provost Silversmith had barely gotten the mention of the texts out before Quanil's eyes lit up and they sat up a little straighter in their chair. "Oh yes! I'd be glad to! That would be gre- ...fine. It'd be fine." Rein it in, don't get too weird about it.
They could learn things and help the Loreseekers - as well as future generations - in the process! This was exactly the sort of thing they'd been hoping to do, in part. Sure, go places, learn new things, but they had, when they weren't letting their excitement run away with them, assumed they would be set more menial tasks to begin with. Like copying texts.
"Oh! Maybe I could use that as a way to help my parents accept this. That one of the first things I'll be doing will be staying here, where it's safe...-r," they added, because they weren't convinced anywhere in the world was truly safe. Not anymore. Maybe it never was? Focus. "I'll just be here, copying texts, not going anywhere they don't know."
