[More family he didn't know about, he made note of that tidbit as well. Again, he couldn't help wondering if this was by design or lack of care.
The image Diane painted sounded believable, he could picture a younger Alec, eyes impossibly larger and hair finer, tossing a fake bird to see what might happen. It put a small, gentle, smile on his face for the image.]
He's twenty-one, if I recall.
[It hadn't come up, but it was in their paperwork somewhere, along with Alec's real, full name, that he preferred not to go by. He'd looked over in curiosity, though the information meant little before now.
His smile faded into something more polite again as he considered his words.]
I won't pretend to know more about nobility than I do, but I would like to ask in return: if the reason he hasn't spoken much with you might have something to do with the reason he goes by a portion of his name instead of anything to do with a family name.
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The image Diane painted sounded believable, he could picture a younger Alec, eyes impossibly larger and hair finer, tossing a fake bird to see what might happen. It put a small, gentle, smile on his face for the image.]
He's twenty-one, if I recall.
[It hadn't come up, but it was in their paperwork somewhere, along with Alec's real, full name, that he preferred not to go by. He'd looked over in curiosity, though the information meant little before now.
His smile faded into something more polite again as he considered his words.]
I won't pretend to know more about nobility than I do, but I would like to ask in return: if the reason he hasn't spoken much with you might have something to do with the reason he goes by a portion of his name instead of anything to do with a family name.