[ But he looks at her closely then. It's not what she said, but the effect that her own words seemed to have on her. He doesn't know why it would have surprised her like that. Perhaps the memory is vague. ]
It's not unusual for the children of royalty to be sent for schooling elsewhere. Perhaps that is what happened. Don't you remember it?
[She doesn't really remember her own parents, really. She knows she has them, she remembers small things - her mother's embrace, her father's laugh, but she doesn't remember much else.]
I do not know why I have such trouble recalling the time before the war, but I do. Peter - ah, the High King, he must remember more, but no matter.
[ D'Artagnan frowns a little. Perhaps the war had been more traumatic than he yet understands. Perhaps something else had happened. Regardless, it strikes him as strange, and he shakes his head. ]
Perhaps you'll be able to ask him, some day.
That must be strange, remembering so little of those days. When was the war, my Lady?
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[ But he looks at her closely then. It's not what she said, but the effect that her own words seemed to have on her. He doesn't know why it would have surprised her like that. Perhaps the memory is vague. ]
It's not unusual for the children of royalty to be sent for schooling elsewhere. Perhaps that is what happened. Don't you remember it?
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[She doesn't really remember her own parents, really. She knows she has them, she remembers small things - her mother's embrace, her father's laugh, but she doesn't remember much else.]
I do not know why I have such trouble recalling the time before the war, but I do. Peter - ah, the High King, he must remember more, but no matter.
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Perhaps you'll be able to ask him, some day.
That must be strange, remembering so little of those days. When was the war, my Lady?
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If he were to come here, I would ask him many things, but I think I would still avoid the subject.
[That's not a reprimand, it's simply an observation on her part.]
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Forgive me. I should not be prying.
I am sorry for your loss, my Lady.