[ It is well that he's on his own in the Thorne library; his head snaps up in alarm, and he remembers himself, glancing around to make sure he's as alone as one can be in Thorne before returning to the book in front of him, though he is no longer seeing the words written there. An old ache in his chest begins to throb, and he has to take a moment to breathe. ]
You're sure? No, you wouldn't be telling me if you weren't.
Royal visits rarely end in peace, especially if everything I've heard here about the royals is true.
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[ It is well that he's on his own in the Thorne library; his head snaps up in alarm, and he remembers himself, glancing around to make sure he's as alone as one can be in Thorne before returning to the book in front of him, though he is no longer seeing the words written there. An old ache in his chest begins to throb, and he has to take a moment to breathe. ]