Yeah? The big burning ball in the sky. For it to be this bright, it'd have to be Sixth or Seventh-

[ sabriel does a few things at once that catch gideon's interest. for one, she steps closer, close enough that gideon can finally make out shapes and colors through her sun-scarred vision. close enough that gideon is able to catch the bobbed hair with an appreciative glance, and to only feel a little embarrassed when she realizes why the bobbed look is catching her eye so distinctly.

but more importantly, sabriel starts off by listing a bunch of places she's never heard of, and then she asks if the first house is a guild. ]

What? No. Holy shit. [ she's almost too stunned to elaborate past that. almost. ] No, it's- the First House of the Empire? Like, the Empire of the Emperor? The Emperor Undying, the Necrolord Prime, King of the Nine Renewals, Giver of Resurrection, et cetera, et cetera?

[ she's pretty sure she only remembers that because of the terrible comics. which is good, because if sabriel is religious, she's pretty sure she might have just committed a little light sacrilege.

well, he deserves it. fuck that guy. ]