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Fred and Thessamar perused the history books in Vincent's well-stocked
library,
trying to piece together what was the same as in their own reality and what
was different. Meanwhile Vincent read the book concerning the Great Empire
that Fred and Thessamer had brought
with them. Astra sat nearby, in case Fred and Thessamer needed to ask her
any questions
about this world's history arising out of what they had read in the books.
After a while, Astra began to get bored. She hadn't been asked any questions for the last fifteen minutes. Perhaps she could pass the time by getting herself some more suitable clothing? "Is there any chance that I could be found something else to wear?" she asked Vincent. "I'm very grateful to no longer be naked, but a velvet nightgown is not really the most practical of garments and anyway its colour doesn't suit me." Thessamar looked up from her book. "I don't know," she said. "I think you look very pretty in pink." Astra looked daggers at her for a moment, but then she realised that she was being teased and stuck out her tongue. "You're easy to tease, being so like me," Thessamar said. "I just have to say what I wouldn't like to hear myself." "That can work both ways, though," Astra said with a grin. "Sooner or later I shall have my revenge." Before Vincent could respond to Astra's request, Fred - who had carried on reading, oblivious to the conversation going on around him - said: "By all the gods! I can hardly believe it. Thessamar, just listen to this."
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