Then we will have a lot to talk about and hopefully many readings to exchange.

[ it's a heartening thought and sola brightens, briefly picturing long nights sitting by the fire, blessed peace without any work and few worries, surrounded by stacks of books. they chat, debate, exchange ideas and recommendations...

she leans back again, folding her hands in her lap. ] I attended boarding school. We were taught the usual subjects of math and sciences and literature as well as the art of debate, public speaking, political science. [ lifting a finger, she delicately brushes an errant hair away from her eyes. ] Each of us had been selected at an early age to represent our homes in the greater system.