He would not have trusted any of the girls to bring her the books in question, because although they were from the lending library, and thus intended to weather abuse… that did not mean he would put them in danger deliberately. There were a few members of the castle staff who he might trust, who he knew to have a certain care for books, but in general he disliked having books outside of his protection.
"It is not a phrase we use often," he explained, still fidgeting beneath his sleeves. "Rarely for the King, perhaps," he said, though few of his subjects actually bothered treating him with such respect, "but on Muskaptilo it is… strange. A very possessive word. Someone formal would call me by my title – Librarian, or Mirza." Or King. "You may call me Arjun, if you wish."
There was a faint tug at the edge of his mouth as she teased him. "There may be a few," he admitted, "but you would need to be a very clever thief, indeed, to get off this island with one." The low population and lower number of visitors meant there was very little crime to speak of, and getting off the island was a difficulty all its own. No more than getting on the island, but nonetheless.
As she shifted to get out of bed, he immediately stood, though he wavered on the matter of how near to stand. He hardly wanted to ogle her as she got out of bed, nor make her uncomfortable. Still, it was difficult to miss the strange nature of her clothing, not anything he would have expected Anya to send for her. Something of her own, or something more familiar a serving girl had offered?
When she placed a hand on his shoulder to brace herself, his hands went automatically to her waist to steady her, resisting the temptation to pick her up and set her down. It seemed safer, but he did not want to be assumptive or patronizing. Carrying her around didn't seem like it would do a great deal to aid her recovery. "Did the tailor not send you anything better?" he asked, because though he didn't want to make her self-conscious, he did very much want to know. "I can ask her to make you mainland clothing, if you would like." He kept his hands on her, as if at any moment the act of looking for her shoes would cause her to tip over.
"It is not a phrase we use often," he explained, still fidgeting beneath his sleeves. "Rarely for the King, perhaps," he said, though few of his subjects actually bothered treating him with such respect, "but on Muskaptilo it is… strange. A very possessive word. Someone formal would call me by my title – Librarian, or Mirza." Or King. "You may call me Arjun, if you wish."
There was a faint tug at the edge of his mouth as she teased him. "There may be a few," he admitted, "but you would need to be a very clever thief, indeed, to get off this island with one." The low population and lower number of visitors meant there was very little crime to speak of, and getting off the island was a difficulty all its own. No more than getting on the island, but nonetheless.
As she shifted to get out of bed, he immediately stood, though he wavered on the matter of how near to stand. He hardly wanted to ogle her as she got out of bed, nor make her uncomfortable. Still, it was difficult to miss the strange nature of her clothing, not anything he would have expected Anya to send for her. Something of her own, or something more familiar a serving girl had offered?
When she placed a hand on his shoulder to brace herself, his hands went automatically to her waist to steady her, resisting the temptation to pick her up and set her down. It seemed safer, but he did not want to be assumptive or patronizing. Carrying her around didn't seem like it would do a great deal to aid her recovery. "Did the tailor not send you anything better?" he asked, because though he didn't want to make her self-conscious, he did very much want to know. "I can ask her to make you mainland clothing, if you would like." He kept his hands on her, as if at any moment the act of looking for her shoes would cause her to tip over.
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