[ Merida gave Zhang Liao a blank stare as she attempted to recover any possible mention of this Han empire from the depths of her memory; her mother certainly would have discussed the country in one of her geography or history lessons if it was as important as he claimed it to be. Then again, the endeavor was doomed to be a wild goose chase from the beginning; for her mind was almost always elsewhere during her mother's lessons. ]
I think my mother might have mentioned it once or twice. Is it very far from Britain?
[ Who would have thought that her occasional negligence of her education would have come back to haunt her in this way? Perhaps - perhaps her mother may have had a point when she told her that she must be knowledgeable about her kingdom after all. ]
Oh, tell me about it. I just want my freedom, but the entire kingdom expects me to settle down with some bampot instead. Only my father and my brothers seem to be on my side most of the time.
[ The sudden change in Zhang Liao's disposition toward her, however, prompts Merida to exchange her stream of complaints for a sheepish smile. ]
It's nothing. Noble blood's not all it's cracked up to be anyway.
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[ Merida gave Zhang Liao a blank stare as she attempted to recover any possible mention of this Han empire from the depths of her memory; her mother certainly would have discussed the country in one of her geography or history lessons if it was as important as he claimed it to be. Then again, the endeavor was doomed to be a wild goose chase from the beginning; for her mind was almost always elsewhere during her mother's lessons. ]
I think my mother might have mentioned it once or twice. Is it very far from Britain?
[ Who would have thought that her occasional negligence of her education would have come back to haunt her in this way? Perhaps - perhaps her mother may have had a point when she told her that she must be knowledgeable about her kingdom after all. ]
Oh, tell me about it. I just want my freedom, but the entire kingdom expects me to settle down with some bampot instead. Only my father and my brothers seem to be on my side most of the time.
[ The sudden change in Zhang Liao's disposition toward her, however, prompts Merida to exchange her stream of complaints for a sheepish smile. ]
It's nothing. Noble blood's not all it's cracked up to be anyway.