#me abt to make the saizo comparison: wait does elise have saizo supports-

[toconquerfate]

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She was sure she must look silly right now.  Sixteen years old and dancing on the feet of her older brother who was a professor here.  There were probably still some people here who didn’t know they were related.  Well, no.  That probably wasn’t true.  Not with the way she bellowed “big brother!” any time she saw him on campus.  But it didn’t really matter how silly and juvenile she appeared, she was having fun now!

Elise wasn’t sure at first if she should even tell Xander about her botched attempts to befriend Hubert, but maybe getting it off of her chest a little might bring the evening back to magical status.  “Well, you know that one spooky boy in the Black Eagles?”  He was a boy, right?  Students here were supposed to be kids?  He looked a lot more like a fully grown man, but he was probably a kid.  “I just wanted to be his friend but he was mean to me and I didn’t even get a stamp from him and he made me sad!”

Oh, he hadn’t realized how much he’d missed such silly little things like dancing with his sister- he’d hardly had a chance since... since his coronation. That made him almost wince, though he managed to restrain it. Every day he spent here away from his royal duties reminded him of all that which he’d forced himself to forget in the face of what he felt was required of him as king. Reminded him that taking care of himself while helping Nohr was still allowed. Still, his own issues weren’t important- he could speak with Mozu later about things to help himself come to terms with himself and what he’d need to do upon his eventual return to Nohr.

He frowned when she spoke about Hubert- because it was definitely the potential-assassin-retainer to the leader of the Eagles that Elise was speaking of. “Elise,” he started, voice gentle, “It’s important to keep in mind that some people, despite all your efforts, might not be looking for friendship.” He thought back on their allies in the war. “From what I’ve gathered about him-” he said, adding an unnecessary spin to their dance in an attempt to make her smile, “-he is rather like Saizo- King Ryoma’s male retainer. From what I remember, he was always... frosty towards you as well. It does not justify being rude to you, of course, but-” another silly, unnecessary spin, “-it does explain it.” He gave a brief sympathetic smile. “I’m still sorry he made you sad, though.” A pause. “Would you like me to give you a stamp to help make up for it?”

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