It...felt nice to actually have someone agree with her instead of...instead of unintentionally whittling away at her confidence. She gives him a shy smile of her own. "That's an interesting idea--and a bit of a frightening one. Most of our knowledge about the Arcanas comes from what we all know from Outside history. If they've manipulated it, well, how much of what we know is accurate?" Okay, she sees a bit what Ben means here. "But I suppose we can only go by what we do know and adapt later if we have to."
She's Deck-born, raised to have confidence in her Royals for the most part. "It's possible they wish verification from more than one source. It's also possible they've fallen into old habits a bit. Normally, when a Suit researches a topic, it has no reason to share with other Suits. But it's our duty to Suit and Deck to bring attention to the matter. And if not us, who? All the people I know of who have been researching into the Arcana are mid- to lower Numbers."
She bites her lower lip. Tutoring Eileen? Oh, that will be so good for the Little Ace. They couldn't have chosen a better person. But she catches his expression and pretends not to notice his unintentional announcement. Personally, she thinks bringing the matter to Eileen's attention would be a good idea, but then again, she's not a tutor who could be accused of abusing his trust.
"Then I'll do it. After the challenge. I'd planned to anyway, and people are used to me overstepping my bounds when it comes to anything that affects my library." She shrugs. "And perhaps people listen a little more to someone who used to be an Eight, even if she's fallen so very 'low.'"
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She's Deck-born, raised to have confidence in her Royals for the most part. "It's possible they wish verification from more than one source. It's also possible they've fallen into old habits a bit. Normally, when a Suit researches a topic, it has no reason to share with other Suits. But it's our duty to Suit and Deck to bring attention to the matter. And if not us, who? All the people I know of who have been researching into the Arcana are mid- to lower Numbers."
She bites her lower lip. Tutoring Eileen? Oh, that will be so good for the Little Ace. They couldn't have chosen a better person. But she catches his expression and pretends not to notice his unintentional announcement. Personally, she thinks bringing the matter to Eileen's attention would be a good idea, but then again, she's not a tutor who could be accused of abusing his trust.
"Then I'll do it. After the challenge. I'd planned to anyway, and people are used to me overstepping my bounds when it comes to anything that affects my library." She shrugs. "And perhaps people listen a little more to someone who used to be an Eight, even if she's fallen so very 'low.'"