#ooc

I am sure Maria and Rosalita are happy to help

Definitely... they probably teach the mannerisms fast, like please, thank you, and you're welcome etc... but soon the girls will get all sorts of food and kitchen related words. they may learn the words for the Silverware before they learn words for weapons and such. Oh.. and i imaging they'll want to know to call animals. Dogs, Cats, etc. Because well, kids.

yup!

And Ellie is, apparently, a Manners Machine

A TERRIBLE influence on little Ariel

She is remarkably assured in her status as a Countess

Oh Ariel might indeed be vulnerable ..and Clem worries but she had a private talk with her...and even praised her in a whisper when Ariel said Commoners were responsible for themselves

Ellie takes Noblesse Oblige very seriously

She's had lessons!

Salma might be the smartest of the three for stats and is actually quite bookish.... which fits the fully bilingual niche but none of the girls are dim.

Donkey. Of course she's smart. 🙂

I do think she'll need Ariel and Ellie to coax her into fun if the fun seems dangerous.

"We all dive into the water on three!"

"Oh you know what, I'm non soluble"

And coaxing must commence

Aw

Ellie seems a natural leader type

She is a dedicated commander to her troops 🙂

Though at this stage, I picture her inspirational speeches having Disney movie references

Oh yes

Princesses.

"We few, we critter hugging few, we band of besties! "

ha!

It is, in fact, incredibly aristocratic to have "companions" provided.

Yeah, the idea of "Whipping Boys" or girls is considered by some historians to be merely literary IIRC, but for changeling society I could see it. One short story inspiration, and Salma gets an intro G

I could see, in a decade, a young liege and two VERY trusted advisors....

Oh yes.

The whipping part, yes - but playmates? IIRC, it wasn't uncommon to have milk-siblings

Oh a good gig for a bastard of some minor family or even a commonr.

and yup... in a decade you might have a red headed satyress with a bow across her back laughing and grinning while a more somber looking donkey wilder in scholar robes shows what she found in her research ... both seeking to aid a young countess in how to best deal with some new Chimera rampaging the land or treasure hunt.

oh yes

man, why did we abandon robes as standard dress?

Horse riding played a part I'm told.

Also why men in many cultures no longer wear skirts

ehhhh

pants become popular far later than horses

everything got tight in the 14th century

mmm then I don't know why we abandoned Robes.

Wizardaphobia?

perhaps

oh goodness

I just realized who that is

baby Karl Urban

mmm?

on Xena

baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaby Karl Urban

Oh my goodness

WOW. ((L))

I like Karl Urban. He was one of the better things about the Star Trek Movies reboot attempt

He's good in many things