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[priorly]

[Greetings, Prophet. The Great Work Begins.]
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[illuminescent]

Oh, yes.

He's very handsome. Dark hair and dark eyes, with great curls.

[priorly]

Fabulous. Now tell me all about it.

[illuminescent]

Well.

How does one know when a man is interested?

[priorly]

Oh, there are a hundred and one ways, most of them absurd. But in you? Does he have eyes?

[illuminescent]

There has been an odd...incident. I think his honor is too great to say anything to me.

[priorly]

An incident. Go on.

[illuminescent]

Well, we were gathering crystals and he went swimming, so I teased him and threatened to take his clothes, and he threw me in the river.

He did not hurt me!

[priorly]

I'm glad he didn't hurt you, I don't know how much it costs to have someone's legs broken round here, but my funds are low.

So he playfully threw you in a river?

[illuminescent]

Yes.

And then everything was so strange and...difficult.

[priorly]

Well strange and difficult are practically the bywords for a crush.

He was embarrassed?

[illuminescent]

I imagine so.

[priorly]

And you?

[illuminescent]

Not until I thought he was. Before then I was...hopeful.

[priorly]

Because you're interested.

You're a princess. And you're quite proper when you're not in the business of clothing theft. I don't know when or where he's from, but if I threw you in a river I'd worry you'd be upset.

[illuminescent]

I am not a princess.

He is of my rank, so he says. So I believe. But that would hardly matter. I think he is handsome. And kindly, mostly, and teasing,
and funny when he wishes to be. And very serious. And I find him most-

He was hardly worried I would be upset until well after.

[priorly]

A queen. Young and sweet enough to make me forget it, even.

But I don't feel like I have the whole story here. What changed things?

[illuminescent]

My nudity, I think.

But I do not know.

[priorly]

Oh.

Well, that might be it.

[illuminescent]

Have I done something rather...well.

Stupid?

[priorly]

I don't think so, but it's easy to feel everything's stupid, when you like someone you're not sure likes you back.

Still not the whole story. I thought you were the clothes thief in this scenario.

[illuminescent]

Well, he dropped me in a river, and my clothes were wet and heavy.

[priorly]

The perils of formal fashions. And after?

[illuminescent]

I thought he-

He watched me a bit, and then looked away. And offered to turn around, and so I got out and we went home.

[priorly]

You thought he?

[illuminescent]

I thought he fancied me.