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[ Hans has made pretty good legwork around Caer Scima during and after the feast, but that's not quite enough to satisfy his curiosity on a few matters - the locket, for one, and the other court for another. So he might as well kill two birds with one stone, right? Besides, while he's still getting his bearings, the best thing he could do what get to know as many people as possible. He hates being so unfamiliar with, well, everyone.

So he greets the video feed with a friendly, enthusiastic grin, his actual exhaustion buried deep beneath the surface. ]

Good evening! I apologize for the interruption, but I wanted to take the opportunity to introduce myself. I'm Prince Hans of the Southern Isles, and I've only just arrived in this world. As you might imagine, it's a bit overwhelming. If wouldn't mind taking a moment of your time to help me better understand the conflict going on here, I would appreciate it.

[ Then, after a thoughtful moment: ] And for curiosity's sake, who else is a royal in their own world? Surely, I can't be the only lucky one here.

[ Sure, lucky, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. ]

Thank you for listening. I hope we'll be able to cross paths in person soon.

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[ fuck. not as planned. ]

It started a long, long time ago and then they almost had a civil war. The end.

[ Oh no he's not letting her off that easy. ]

That can't be all there is to it. You said yourself you could go on for ages, and now I'm a little bit let down.

[ Said in a mock-serious tone, but really, thank god. ]

Come on, is that any way to treat a princess?

[ thanks hans, now she's not gonna let that go. ]

[ gdi ]

Rats. You've got me there. My apologies, princess.

[ gdit indeed ]

That's better. [ heh. ] You know, I think I like you calling me "princess" for now. Maybe I'll tell you my name later.

Fair enough. I really do apologize if I've been impertinent. [ HE HASN'T BEEN. ] It's just so strange to be having a conversation with someone from another world at all.

[ an amused laugh ]

It's okay, Prince Hans, don't sweat it. Some people get used to it, but I don't think I will.

Have you been here long, then?

[ Should he even bother with this conversation if she hasn't? ]

About... four months.

[ EXCUSE YOU she's the best conversation partner even if she doesn't have a lot of info!! ]

[ that is tbd currently. ]

That's quite awhile. And I'm sure an intrepid, strong girl like yourself must've spent some time in the world beyond the castle walls.

[ Soooo...tell him about that, make yourself useful, "princess". ]

[ just keep playing to her ego, hans........ ]

I'm a hunter, it's what I do. I haven't visited everywhere on the map yet, but I've seen a good chunk of the world here.

[ Finally, this might prove interesting. ]

Oh? Anywhere you found particularly interesting to visit?

[ you're lucky korra's a helpful kind of girl, otherwise she'd just leave the answer at "yep". ]

Uh huh, but I guess it depends on what sort of stuff interests you.

Well, I know we might not necessarily have the same definition of "out of the ordinary", but how about anything out of the ordinary to you? I'd find that interesting.

[ Because he has such a high opinion of you, Korra! ]

[ prepare to be disappointed, hans. ]

Uuhhh, well, everything here is "out of the ordinary" to me. [ haha.. ha.. ] The animals, the people, the names — even the architecture is weird.

[ G O D KORRA. ]

How about the animals, then? I heard there are beasts outside the castle that are not always the friendliest of creatures.

[ she's not gonna say "that's true of everywhere isn't it"? not gonna say it. nnnnot gonna say it. ]

The imps are the most common, but other than that, it really depends on where you are. The worst creatures are in the north, around Caer Scima.

[ fitting, really, that they're all in unseelie territory. ]

[ bless ]

The north? I'll have to review my map. [ He doesn't need to, but he doesn't want to lead on that he knows that's near where he is. ] Do they protect anything important?

Just their territories, but they're pretty vicious.

[ Right, so, best to avoid them. Unless they can be commanded - but he'll worry about that later. ]

And the war itself? Is it vicious as well?

[ Wars aren't always fought on the battlefield, and some are bloodier than others. ]

[ ... what a good question to ask at exactly the wrong (or right?) time. see, mako kinda took a chainsaw to the stomach and while he didn't die, he came very close to it.

korra always took this "war" thing seriously, but this battle — and this injury — proves that she's way into unfamiliar space here. she has to adapt and fast. ]

That all depends on who you're fighting.

[ He's hit a nerve, but not in a way that's ticked her off at him, at least. Which is good, because her reaction - even the change he can hear in her tone - intrigues him. ]

I'm sorry, princess. If you'd rather not talk about it, I understand. War can be devastating.

[ He says it like he knows, but he doesn't, not really. ]

[ wars are a part of human history. ever since they left the lion turtles to live in the spirit wilds, people have been fighting — over territory, over resources, driven mad by spirits and power... it's just what people do. many of her past lives have been embroiled in war and even though she likes to think the attack on the benders of republic city was a war, this?

this is nothing like she's ever imagined.

and she wishes, spirits she wishes, that aang was here. aang stopped the 100 year war. aang was the better avatar. aang would've never let his friends get almost sawed in half. ]

You sound like my uncle, probably like every ruler that's never had to fight for themselves.

[ He opens his mouth, because this time, it's her that's hit a nerve. But he doesn't say what comes to mind first. In fact, he sounds even more apologetic. ]

You're right. The battlefield hasn't been my place. I'm sorry it was yours, or anyone else here who doesn't want it to be.

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