[ It's almost comical, that she finds herself here again, pulled out of a well in a world that can't decide if she belongs or not. Time has seemingly passed since her last adventure here, though, both in this land and at home.
She doesn't usually expect a companion, although there have been some. The prince is a new one, though. There are worse options. Options that might have made more sense if it were the strings of fate that bind journeys, but Nikolai is among one of the people she would have chosen.
That said, she certainly doesn't expect to find him tucked between the stacks where she almost falls. She stops herself suddenly, but the books at the top of her pile launch forward, narrowly missing his pretty head.
Alina bends down to pick them up, but stays crouched at his level. She wears a mixture of confusion and relief. ]
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She doesn't usually expect a companion, although there have been some. The prince is a new one, though. There are worse options. Options that might have made more sense if it were the strings of fate that bind journeys, but Nikolai is among one of the people she would have chosen.
That said, she certainly doesn't expect to find him tucked between the stacks where she almost falls. She stops herself suddenly, but the books at the top of her pile launch forward, narrowly missing his pretty head.
Alina bends down to pick them up, but stays crouched at his level. She wears a mixture of confusion and relief. ]
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