Mia comes to the garden now and then, when she isn't otherwise occupied bustling around the castle. That does take up a tremendous amount of the day, partially by design, but she's been told more than once that taking a break won't hurt.

And the garden is such a lovely spot for sitting, taking in the sunshine and the smell of flowers, and setting up for a game of chess. Some days she plays herself, for lack of any competition, and other times people invite themselves over to join her. She's just in the midst of moving towards the pavilion to set up such a game when she spots the unfamiliar girl nearby, her nose pressed into a book.

"Good reading?" she murmurs, by way of greeting, before stepping up towards the table already sitting at the ready.