[ He is trying to look unbothered by it all. Closing your eyes in one place, surrounded by familiarity and waking up somewhere quite different would be enough to throw anyone off but Nikolai doesn't want to appear on his back foot. He doesn't want to appear weak so he acts like this happens to him all the time and he falls in like he's been here for an age.

At least the ornate walls of a castle are something easily recognizable. It's not Ravka but it's something and he holds onto that small thing.

He spends the majority of his time walking around the castle which is how he comes upon the spread of sweets. He helps himself because he is hungry and it looks very good. Nikolai cuts himself a healthy piece of the cake and then wanders towards where decorating lessons are being given. He stands back, not wanting to be pulled into any kind of instruction but wanting to listen all the same.

Unfortunately, Nikolai can't avoid being corralled and put to work forever and truthfully, he might have been a little bored so while moving books isn't the most glamorous thing, it gives him something to do.

He opens one of the books that he's been tasked to move and starts reading it, taking a seat on the floor, tucked against one of the shelves to page through and see if he can find out a little more about this place. ]

[ When he's able to leave the castle, he does, thinking it the best way to find out more about what he's been dropped into. He's been told by various Summoned that Nocwich is a place where he can meet those from other factions and that's exactly what he hopes to happen.

The marketplace is buzzing as he arrives, vendors and shoppers alike looking for the best deal. Nikolai window shops mostly, not having any kind of currency in his pocket to buy something.

But, he moves from one booth to another, taking it all in before he finds a bench to sit on, stretching his legs out and crossing his arms. ]

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