“Well, first of all, I’d like you to stop calling me princess, or highness, or what have you.” Ah, her soft shell was starting to crack. “You do know I’m your sister first and foremost, right? You don’t have to follow the procedures to a tee; a simple ‘sis’ is totally acceptable. Preferable, even. This isn’t some kind of... political summit or anything: Just a brother and a sister talking things out.”