"Oh, Little Sister," Rulca Vuellra giggled softly. "Are you always going to ask me the same thing every time I come to see you?"
"I don't know," Aira shrugged her shoulders. "You tell me!"
The emperor smiled and leaned closer. She noticed the large book before Aira, touching the surface of the wide-open pages.
"What are you reading?"
"Nothing interesting," Aira replied indifferently.
"And yet you are engrossed in this book." The emperor shook her head.
"What else can I do?" Aira stood up from her seat and moved away from the table until her back rested against a large bookshelf. "You kept me in this palace. Have you forgotten?"
"I never kept you, Little Sister."
"Oh, really?" Aira grinned subtly. "Then, what do you call it about me being unable to see the outside world other than this palace environment, hmm?"
"Come on, sweetie." Rulca Vuellra approached the Asurry girl.
