[seeing one of the people she'd left behind in medical school was about as low on her list of things she expected to happen today as it was possible for anything to be. it's definitely chang geng in front of her, though, and it's really not possible for her to keep from looking surprised.

surprised, and then incredulous.]

It appears so.

[it's easy enough to fill in the blanks - she knows what she's here for, and she knows she's supposed to be studying with another lost royal who was also brought home recently, so what else could he be asking about? for that matter, what else would she be here for? it's not like most royal courts make a habit of plucking students who haven't even finished med school out of obscurity for any other reason.

she really can't help but laugh, though she does disguise it as a cough, and says mildly:]

...though I must question the capabilities of those who were looking, when there were two of us in the same place for so long...

[the words are biting, but her tone is perfectly pleasant.]