The Library

[Unna Hi Chaanu]

Unna smiled as she listened to Lysiere talk about her childhood. Although she wasn't a princess, she saw a little bit of herself in Lysiere's story as she thought back to her childhood aboard the ship. The loss of yet another loved one, Passik, burned freshly in her heart, making it more difficult than usual to conceal her pain. Her lip quivered and she realigned her posture to compose herself before speaking. "My mother used to read to me as well, until I learned to do so myself. She died when I was 8 though. Auro's parents died with my mother. I actually used to read to him when he was a baby, until he learned to read for himself.

Books were my way of having fun on the ship with my parents. I was friends with Ashla until I was three years old, but my mother took me away from that world and we were separated for a long time. After that, I only had adults to talk to for a long time, so I turned to books to help me escape. Auro hatched when I was 7, then I got to read to him until he got old enough to read himself."

"I am glad to have a new friend too!" Unna smiled. "It's especially wonderful to have a friend who is interested in books too! I hope you won't mind that I am behind on events. Hey, Lysiere," Unna said kind of nervously with hope sparkling in her eyes, "Would you be willing to help me catch up on current events? I didn't have the news where I was before here. I have literally just come out of the woods!"