"The vain wench seems to do little else besides stare at one, or else a mirror, but otherwise? Not to my knowledge," he said. "I've heard the term being mentioned, so I presume the Isle's natural inhabitants know about them, as do a few others, but in my world, or Chell's, or Zukos, they're entirely unknown."
"And in any case, when one's primary concern is survival, putting food in everyone's bellies and making sure they're safe and as warm as can be managed, what good is it worrying about such things? Tis only relatively recently that I've had leave to turn my thoughts to small luxuries like toys for the youngest among us, or books. I only had time to put together the chess set due to being snowed under, and even then, we had to dig our way to she shore before too long if we didn't wish to go hungry. Our young King is more generous than most, but even with what help we receive from the mainland, life here is harsh at best."
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Date: 2025-04-21 04:15 am (UTC)From:"And in any case, when one's primary concern is survival, putting food in everyone's bellies and making sure they're safe and as warm as can be managed, what good is it worrying about such things? Tis only relatively recently that I've had leave to turn my thoughts to small luxuries like toys for the youngest among us, or books. I only had time to put together the chess set due to being snowed under, and even then, we had to dig our way to she shore before too long if we didn't wish to go hungry. Our young King is more generous than most, but even with what help we receive from the mainland, life here is harsh at best."