[There's an excess of documents and notes spread out on the coffee table by the couch. Une's settled in on the carpeted floor, sitting cross-legged as she looks through a wealth of research. Her work attire's been traded for a pair of gray silk pajamas. If they're going to be burning the midnight oil, she might as well be comfortable. As soon as she hears the door opening to let him in, she heaves a sigh. There's more to be read, isn't there? Her eyes don't leave the page even as he finds his way to the living room.]
It looks like your enemies did an excellent job of revising history.
[She's heard his accounts and compared them to old stories from the South versus ones from the North. The contrast was rather striking. On the one hand, he was painted a foolish misguided boy who had no business being king. On the other, he was depicted as a just and fair ruler who may have bitten off more than he could chew. She can only assume that the truth is an amalgam of both.]
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It looks like your enemies did an excellent job of revising history.
[She's heard his accounts and compared them to old stories from the South versus ones from the North. The contrast was rather striking. On the one hand, he was painted a foolish misguided boy who had no business being king. On the other, he was depicted as a just and fair ruler who may have bitten off more than he could chew. She can only assume that the truth is an amalgam of both.]