#tried to keep it short and sweet before he starts yapping her ear off xoxo

[norbiegrafton]

closed starter for @lencra

"lenora!" norbert's voice was strong and clear as he called out to her, tinged equally with both excitement and annoyance. he wasn't annoyed to see her, never would be - that was the source of his excitement. no, he was happy to see her, but utterly miffed that he'd had to climb so many damnable stairs to do it.

"very good to see you. yes. very good." it seemed an odd to exchange such meaningless pleasantries with one he had known as long as lenora, but he still managed to push them out anyway, to be polite. of course, in the process, he had quite forgotten he was not addressing his old friend, but a queen.

"i've just been to the battlements," he informed her. "fine craftsmanship, but my knees are ruined from getting all the way up there. i've no idea how you stand it."