Little Kseniya was, frankly, insufferable, so chock full of stories, trivia mand secondhand academic opinions that she couldn't help but spill them out to anyone who would listen, for fear that she'd burst if she had to keep all that knowledge locked inside her skull. In fact, she listened closely to everyone-her parents' recollections of their home country, the other servants' gossip and tales, the boasts and chatter of the wandering heroes who sometimes stopped by the archives on some errand or another. However, she snuck in the back and of lectures whenever she had a free moment and listened closely to the scholars to whom she delivered papers.

She had nothing like the formal education afforded to (and, not coincidentally, by) noble children, and she never dared to sneak a peek at the documents she carried back and forth. In addition to being fleet, she was an extremely bright child, and she soaked up information like a sponge. Even as a child, she was noted to be quick for her stature, and she supplemented her family's income by working as a 'runner,' delivering documents to various sages. She learned to read Common from the records, some of which date back to the Age of Enthronement. Kseniya grew up in and around the famous archives in Ardis because her parents, both escaped slaves from Cheliax, worked as cleaners there.

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