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Started September 09, 2018 by Deleted user

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“Where do you think you’re going?” Cordelia asked, slightly amused, slightly anxious. “Should we wait until we’re dismissed?”

Bianca hurried into the dining room in a tizzy. The medic had said she was fine, and that she needed to go do her job. She was, oh, 15 minutes late, and Matteo was going to whip her ass if he found out, corporeal punishment rule or no. "I greatly apologize for being late!" She bowed heavily, curtsying down to half her height. "If you will follow me, I can show you back to your rooms."

“I suppose we are dismissed,” Cordelia whispered into Lucy’s ear and started to follow the mass of people following the maid.

Banca led the nobles to their rooms, finishing up with those at the back of the hall. Lady Cordelia and Lady Lucy. She had been apologizing profusely to every noble she led to their rooms, and these two would be no different. "I'm so sorry for being late to dismiss you from dinner! I beg that you forgive me, my ladies!" She curtsied deeply. "If you need anything, please tell me."

"It's fine, I didn't even notice." She said towards the maid before turning to Cordelia. "Would you like to head to your room now or later on?"

Bianca curtsied deeply once more before scurrying downstairs in a fit of nervousness. She was supposed to be sewing a dress for Madam but that wasn't going to be happening any time soon unless she hurried.

"I was actually going to see if I could take a peek at the library, but if you want to talk and keep company we could go to either of our rooms. The library can always wait Lucy. I've been known to stay there until the sun rises so there is always plenty of time for that," Cordelia said, falling into step beside Lucy.

"No, let's go to the library actually. I would like to see what genre of books it contains." She said while walking down the corridor.

"Oh good," Cordelia said, falling into step beside her. "I think I'll start my list of books I would like to send away for, just to make sure I have what I'll need. Do you do a lot of fictional reading?" she asked.

"It's the only type of reading I do." She went further down the hall before opening the door to the library and allowing Cordelia in first. "What about you?"

Angel looked up from one of the books he was reading when two women entered the library. "Hello." He calls out, flipping a book page.

"Hello." Lucy responded back to the voice. She turned back to Cordelia and looked around the grand place.

"Wow," Cordelia breathed, turning in a circle and looking up at all the books. "That is a lot of books," she said looking at Lucy. She looked at Angel. "Oh, hello. What are you reading?" She walked over to him.

"Medical journals, did I miss dinner?" He asks, glancing down at his book.

Lucy went up to one of the bookshelves and looked on the spines of the books. She saw a title that appealed to her and took it out, reading the blurb and approaching the large table.

"Yes you did, we just finished," she said, going over to a shelf and browsing. "Lucy?" she called, her eyes still focused on the shelf. "I was wondering if you have any fictional books you think I would like. My parents thought a break from non-fiction would be good for me."

"Well, I've read Persuasion by Jane Austen and The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde. They're good books and get your mind off of things." Lucy sat at the table and decided to start reading a new fiction book. It had been a while since she read a book that wasn't for her studies but now that she had time, she decided to enjoy it.

"Oh, I'll pick the Austen." She found it and put it on a desk in the library, where she was planning on getting a pile of books. "How about you Prince Angel, any book suggestions? Fiction or otherwise?" she asked grabbing a book on astrology and adding it to her pile.

"Well, I tend to read a lot of medical cases. The ones on mental illnesses are interesting." He says, not saying that he was looking into the mental illnesses for his brother, who he believes has schizophrenia.

"Oh I have yet to explore those, but I've heard mental illness to be fascinating." She walked over to him. "Do you have anything specific to recommend?"

"For medical, I suggest brain tumors, for mental I suggest schizophrenia." He says absentmindedly.

"Lovely, thank you." She searched for the medical section and looked through it, selecting a book on schizophrenia. She added it to her pile, then started looking through the astrology section. Besides the one she had taken previously, she found no books she hadn't read yet. She wandered through the shelves, looking for anything that caught her eye. She stopped and looked around. "I know Lucy and I just ate but would anyone have tea if I rang for some?" she asked. "I know you haven't had anything Price Angel."