"...That, itself, would likely constitute a crime against sapience."

"...At least, if I am correct in my assumption that your consent, or even your evaluation of needed services, does not factor into the reassignment process whatsoever."

"It doesn't, ma'am, though no one here will know how to do it without master Deskyl or myself telling them, and I don't expect that either of us will tell anyone."

"...I strongly concur that absolutely nobody needs to know that, including myself."

"Yes ma'am."

"I would also advise that you keep knowledge of the existence of such a vulnerability to yourself, though I suspect Her Highness already knows most of this - and I am sure that both she and I would be willing to assist in protecting you from anyone that would attempt to exploit it - though were I in your position, I would ask her, before me."

"I'll keep that in mind, thank you ma'am."

...She really does not feel that she should be thanked for this, but...  She can hide that.

"This is rather not what we had prior intended to discuss, though it was important."

"Yes ma'am. I just wanted to make sure that you understood that when I ask questions about how you'd like me to behave, the considerations that you might want to keep in mind in answering that kind of question for a human largely don't apply, though there are some limits to the types of orders I'll take from you and the contexts I'll take them in. But the question I had, broadly, was whether you'd like me to act in any particular ways toward Her Highness, for example to encourage or discourage any habits in how she treats other people or in any other regards."

"...I find myself concerned that there is some sort of misapprehension of...

"...May I ask why you asked this of me?"

"I'm asking at all because Her Highness seems to still be learning many interpersonal skills, and my understanding is that having the right approach to interpersonal situations is important for any ruler, and master Deskyl likes her and I believe would prefer I help her in that regard rather than perhaps unintentionally harming her. I'm asking you in particular because my understanding is that you're responsible for her education, presumably including this."

"...Ah.  I am...Not in the relevant sense responsible, for cultivating Her Highness's interpersonal skills, though I am regardless invested in her wellbeing and thus do as best I can in that regard.  Encouraging her to develop the skills of rule is likewise not strictly my task, though I am hardly going to turn her away from my advice should she seek it.  Though, I do wish to note that Villarosa's royal seat is elective, rather than hereditary.  The founders of Villarosa had the foresight to proof the kingdom against many situations where bloodline inheritance proves...  Unwise.

"...To be more clear about what my duties are - Her Highness is here to learn from me as a mage, rather than under any of my other hats.  Officially speaking."

"...Unofficially speaking, I proposed she spend time here, rather than that I travel, because it was evident to me that in the wake of recent events that...  Have rather caused Her Highness to need to re-evaluate many things...  that she needed the space from Their Majesties."  (Which is to say, the king and queen.)  "She's still...  Working on figuring herself out, after all that."

"Ah, all right ma'am, I apologize for the misunderstanding."

"...You were not wrong to ask that question, I don't think, but neither am I sure I can give a proper answer to it."

"Yes ma'am. Do you have any advice about the situation? Most of my built-in training that might be relevant is focused on Sith and I expect that it's inappropriate here."

"...Yes, I would expect that it is not...  In line with Villarosan principles, given what I have been told of Sith."

"Yes ma'am. It won't be any trouble for me to ignore it but that does leave me without very much guidance on what to do."

"...I cannot say that even my own capabilities are suited for the distillation of cultural norms into interpersonal skills targets.  But...

"Alicia could benefit from more confidence in herself than she has.  She...seems horribly unwilling to let herself so much as mildly inconvenience others, unless it's already habitual, or perhaps if she's incredibly distracted by something."

"That's...

"It seems like an overreaction to knowing so many nobles who are all too willing to be a drain on the public trust, but it also, and I must ask you to take my word for this... isn't.

"Certainly that's a factor, but it's not the whole of the thing."

"...Having laid out the problem, I have now realized I've no ideas for viable solutions, for which I would apologize."

"We actually encountered that last night, ma'am, when Her Highness lost her voice while she was at the outbuilding having master Deskyl help her with her lightsaber; when she used the messaging magic to communicate with me I asked her if she'd prefer that I respond in the same way, explaining that master Deskyl has that preference in similar cases, which she did. My impression is that it helped her confidence and I expect I can generalize the response."

"...I had noticed that she is much more willing to go on, when she's using the written word.  I hope you're right about generalizing that."

"I hope so too, ma'am. If Her Highness has an attendant I expect it would be useful for me to coordinate with them on it."

"...Howso?  Or rather, what matters would you expect to be coordinating?"

"What I did for Her Highness last night has two parts, noticing that something can be done to convenience her and offering to do it. I'm at a disadvantage at noticing things relating to her since I'm primarily spending my time with master Deskyl rather than her, and in my previous world I would resolve that by getting help from the droid assigned to her; I understand that a biological attendant isn't precisely the same but that seems like the nearest equivalent if one is available."