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Whenever he is in, he tends to talk a lot. He doesn't come with other people very often.
I enjoy frequenting his small restaurant. I wish to get to know him better as a person, but he seems somewhat guarded.
Tiffany has grown on me. I used to find her clumsy nature infuriating, and still do, from time to time. However, I've found she is more than her faults, and I find her of great service, and as a friend.
She is always willing to weigh in on the more "close to home" and emotional sides of decisions I have to make. I've found her humanitarian suggestions often boost morale, which is priceless. She also is remarkable at the stables, it's the only place I've never seen her falter. She has a confidence there that I try to encourage by assigning her to work there as often as possible.
Andreas used to scare me a lot, his whole family did, to be fair. We used to not get along at all when I started working with him. He would yell at me when I would mess things up. I've gotten a lot better at not messing things up, and he's yelled at me less.
I don't really do the jobs I used to when I started, which I'm thankful for. I wasn't very good at them, and I think we have gotten closer since then. I actually enjoy working with him nowadays, even if he can be a little intimidating, I'm not actually SCARED of him.
Sir Vine has provided me with much opportunity to expand my studies and for that I will always be grateful. I recognize the mastery he has over his own career. He is a powerful person I would hate to scorn. I respect his authority over me.
Mr. Guilliard has shown himself to be loyal to our family time and time again, so I've grown to like the boy, despite his questionable prowess in anything. He's been a headache for Andreas, this I know. Good! It's a good lesson for him to learn.
Tiffany is not cut out for the military lifestyle that a retainer should be expected to live, however, since Andreas insists on keeping her around I will admit that she knows how to manage cavalry, oddly enough. She certainly shows more promise than Guilliard does.
Guilliard is an interesting case. I guess heroes exist in stories for a reason, and it's because people like him have always existed. He's a handful. Not to mention, I think it's somewhat sick of Andreas to keep him around on the notion that he someday wishes to have him as an enemy.
I value Cartier's guidance highly. He never seems to hesitate to argue with me about damn near anything. He argues his points fiercely and does not hide his frustrations after an arguement. Because of this I know that any time I seek his guidance he will address it with a pointed honesty, even if it isn't something I want to hear.
He's been of great aid to me many of times and I find him to be invaluable.
Andreas is a fair person to work for. His conditions are good, and there is more payout than just decent living and allowance. His family has a great magic bloodline and many of his siblings are willing to speak to me about magic, as is he. Even his father has spoken to me on the topic before. It's a place where I know I can hone my craft.
However, I do believe Andreas to still be very inexperienced in most areas of his life that he wishes himself to excell in. I'm not scared to tell him this, and do, often. Whether he takes it to heart is his matter, and I have no benefit to undermine his orders, even if I don't agree with them. It's too much trouble to.
Guilliard is one of the sweetest people I've ever met! We grew up in the same town, and the amount of times I've watched him take a beating standing up for something he believes in is honestly pretty amazing! I was surprised to hear that he asked the Vines to take him in and teach him, and even more surprised that Andreas asked me my opinions on the matter. Of course I might have talked Guilliard up a liiiiiittle bit, but hey, what's a friend for? He owes me for that!
I have a lot to say about Mason. The first of which is that I don't like the reason he goes by Guilliard. I can tell it bothers him that I refuse to call him by his last name, but he rarely corrects me on the matter. The next is that I don't want him to continue serving me. As my page it is my responsibility to teach him what I can and provide him opportunities to grow, and I shall. However, I know that he cannot fully flourish under me. Our morals differ far too much, even though he insists that they don't. I don't want him to bend his will to mine just to succeed as a knight. If he does, he has failed and I will hate him for wasting our time together and will personally dismiss him.
I wish Andreas would see that I can do a lot more than he lets me do. He always seems to be nervous to let me prove myself to him! And then don't get me started on when he starts to lecture me on "not being willing to sacrifice what I need to" when I'm working with him. I look up to him, but jeez, he can be hard to work for.
What REALLY drives me nuts is that he makes me do the work that Tiff used to do like running letters into town and doing laundry. Are you kidding?
Lily is so fucking annoying, god bless. The moment I take advice from someone as immature as her is a moment of weakness, and I should be ashamed.
... He's scary, but mostly he just makes me sad.
I love to bully Avery, they make it so easy. You'd think for someone with red dragon blood rushing through them they wouldn't stand for it and throw a couple more punches.
He's always trying to start fights with me, and I don't know if it's because we are kind of close in age or what, but I really don't get it. I don't want to fight him because we would both get in trouble! But sometimes I get a bit ahead of myself...
Michael is a little brat, but I'd rather he be on my good side than make my life a living hell like he does everyone else's. What're a few favors every now and again compared to that?
Cossette is my favorite sibling, and she knows it. We both line each other's pockets with whatever we can get the other. It works for us.
I know that Avery got his powers because the day I was found, so it always makes things a little weird between us. Well, I feel weird sometimes about it. Kind of like the "why was I involved" kind of weird, especially when they bring it up. But it's nice being able to talk to them about magic sometimes. They are the only person in this family that understands magic the way that I understand magic. It's fun to talk about with them.
Yeah, I bit him. SO WHAT??? You'd bite him too if he wouldn't leave you alone! He never shuts up, is always being aggravating, and just plain mean for no reason!! It's not like I normally bite people!! I don't just bite people! I don't even get why, it's not like he could do anything if I actually wanted to hurt him. He started crying after I bit him and ran off to mom. I just wish he wouldn't bother me.
Monica is--and always has been--weird. It's almost hard for me to remember that she's older than Cossette, and god does she hate it when I tell her that. Did you know that Monica bites people? She BITES people.
Cossette makes my blood boil. She's so two-faced. She has always wanted to be my best friend and it always hurt her feelings when we didn't hang out much. Sometimes I feel a little bad about that, but then I see her do something and I remember why I don't.
I wish Monica liked me more when we were kids. It was exciting to have a new sister around my age, and I wanted to teach her everything that she didn't know and we could have been so close! I try not to let my old feelings get in the way, but sometimes I hate her for it.