"Oh, it's Ariadne." She managed a small curtsy as she walked. "But you can call me 'Airy,' if you like. Everyone does."

And it suited her. Her mannerisms and her voice and the way she presented herself to the world. Alastrians didn't believe in naming their children any sort of name that meant a word. That her nickname had happened at all was just a happy accident. A little twist of fate.

Ariadne dealt with a lot of those. Just as she hoped to deal with this one too.

"I'm from Valeria, although no one here seems to know where that is..."