[Training] Beautiful flaws

Sam smiled at her comment, never having thought of himself as good but appreciating the sentiment. But he was immediately distracted by her comment on Amalia, which made him raise his brows. Sam had little opinion of Amalia, really. She seemed nervous around him (he could only assume because he was Ascended) but other than that they did not really have any kind of connection. "Has...Amalia done something to offend you? I must confess I hardly know her, but I did not think she had enemies." If he was being honest, he was asking this mostly because he was nosy, but he kept a neutral expression as if asking for the good of the guild only. Maea seemed to be almost a natural at the bookmaking so he found he didn't need to say anything as she prepared the book's jacket. His own was finished sooner simply because he was more practised at it so he spent some time pressing little stars into the leather with a metal stamp, just for something to do. The question took him by surprise, his hand slowing mid-stamp and his eyebrows raising. Did Maea not...know? Could she not make the connection? He supposed she might not know they had the same last name, but everyone had always told him how much he looked like Evie. "Well, I know her. She is my twin sister. We...aren't very close, though. Are you a friend of hers? I am...trying to rekindle some kind of relationship with her, but it's...difficult." Samuel How should we like it were stars to burn With a passion for us we could not return? If equal affection cannot be, Let the more loving one be me.