[Luke falls into step beside the man, studying his surroundings as they walk. He's not as lost in this place as he had been from the start, but it's still so unfamiliar. The sooner he gets his bearings and adjusts, the better he'll feel.]

Very well. I was born in Baticul to the duke and his royal wife, thus I have been pledged all my life to the princess, Natalia. I spent most of my life in the city or nearby, preparing myself for the day I would wed and become the prince, then eventually the king. I was never... kidnapped as a child, by Malkuth or the Oracle Knights as my facetwin explained to me.

[Not replicated, either, but he's concerned about saying it aloud. It's still pretty unsettling to him.]

My experience with the Oracle Knights had been limited to lessons with Commandant Van Grants and his men until a hyperresonance between myself and his sister sent us to Malkuth.