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Pascal bows deeply, and turns to address the crowd. "Settle down, you lot," he says. "I know how exciting it is for Royal KLYMENE to be here, but of course we'll deal with it with our usual aplomb."

A pair of teachers herd the students away toward the school, leaving you and Asher in the open evening air with Pascal.

"They'll get used to you," Pascal says fondly. "We haven't had a Westerlind royal here before, of course, and it's been a few years since we had Prince Rosario from Zaledo here, so everyone's a little excitable. Now! I'm certain you have a hundred things to think about, so I'll show you to your rooms."

With Asher, you follow him onward.

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