[Anne’s smile softens in brightness, just so. She still has Riley’s hand, a novel thing, during talk of letters.]

You’re welcome! I’ll keep writing them, if you like them. The mail moves so fast now, I get excited! When I wanted to speak with my family before, I had to either send the message with someone traveling abroad, or allow it months to get there. [Oh, right. The watching. Try not to be too weird, Anne.] Because—- rural, ja? [She winks, but still looks a little wistful. Even with her new family, it’s easy to get homesick sometimes. German princesses were raised with strong senses of duty towards family— and as she had never successfully created her own (during her first lifetime), her ties to home through her siblings had always been powerful. Letters had been her salvation in a place far away. Writing them to and for Riley, it feels meaningful.]