Do you know how to use a writing tablet? You use the flat side of the stylus to smooth the wax back down, so that any mistakes go away.
[ That is to say if a guard shows up in a hurry, he can smooth over the wax to destroy the writing. She pushes the tablet book and stylus through the bars. Probably unsurprisingly, the writing is tiny and careful and precise and doesn't seem to need all that much work. It covers one half of the tablet, a collection of notes on the world outside of the castle. Or at least what the kinds of books in the castle's library say about the world outside of the castle.
On the other side is a map of a mass of land. The shape is precisely copied but the details are about the only thing that look like they were produced by a five year old. Every city is indicated by a collection of house-shaped houses. There is a crude drawing of a sheep somewhere in the middle that doesn't seem to indicate anything but a desire to draw a sheep but which is about the same size as one of the cities. Thankfully, it's also labelled.
An area at the far side of the landmass is circled. The notes on the opposite side of the tablet indicate that there's mention of vampires there. ]
Everyone would be terribly disappointed in me if I fell behind in my studies. I hope that it's good enough.
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[ That is to say if a guard shows up in a hurry, he can smooth over the wax to destroy the writing. She pushes the tablet book and stylus through the bars. Probably unsurprisingly, the writing is tiny and careful and precise and doesn't seem to need all that much work. It covers one half of the tablet, a collection of notes on the world outside of the castle. Or at least what the kinds of books in the castle's library say about the world outside of the castle.
On the other side is a map of a mass of land. The shape is precisely copied but the details are about the only thing that look like they were produced by a five year old. Every city is indicated by a collection of house-shaped houses. There is a crude drawing of a sheep somewhere in the middle that doesn't seem to indicate anything but a desire to draw a sheep but which is about the same size as one of the cities. Thankfully, it's also labelled.
An area at the far side of the landmass is circled. The notes on the opposite side of the tablet indicate that there's mention of vampires there. ]
Everyone would be terribly disappointed in me if I fell behind in my studies. I hope that it's good enough.