Princess Venus sat in her study room. She didn't like it, with only her tutors for company. She preferred to be around people.
Artemis walked in. Artemis oversaw her education, as well as being Queen Serenity's ambassador to Venus.
"How are you getting on?" he asked brightly.
The golden haired princess turned.
"I'm bored." she answered him.
He looked at the book before her.
"Learning out of books was never a Venusian's specialty, is it?" he said.
She shook her head.
"No!"
"How is your Lunarian?" he asked.
She sighed. Like other Venusians she preferred to communicate through gestures. Venusians were very apt at reading emotions. By raising an eyebrow just so, and moving one finger just thus, they could communicate even their innermost thoughts, and at this the princess excelled.
"In words, Venus. In words. And in Lunarian." said Artemis.
Although he could understand the Venusian language perfectly, both spoken and gestured, he insisted that the princess use Lunarian, or at least spoken Venusian. She was his charge, as leader of the Lunar princess's guardian senshi, and it was his job to groom her for her duties as such.
"Can't I have a dancing lesson instead, Artemis?" she asked.
"Not until you finish this one." he said, eyeing her book. "How else will you ever be able to go to the Moon, if you don't know how to speak their language? After all, Lunarian is what is used at the Lunarian court."
At the Venusian court, there was usually little use for spoken words.
"And you have to learn your own planet's history, as well."
"Like that Venusian gold is the best in the galaxy, and Venus is the planet richest in gold."
Artemis nodded.
"Of course. And what else can tell me about Venus in the history of the galaxy?"
"Venus being one of the inner planets of our star system, and the Venusian senshi being the leader of the Lunarian princess's guard, it is very rare for Venusian royalty to marry out of our star system. Usually, it will be to a prince from one of the other inner planets, or even the outer planets, or if not to a Venusian noble. Or a noble from any other planet of our system. There have only been four exceptions to this."
"And who would they be?"
"In order to marry outside the star system, approval from the Queen of the Moon is needed. The only Venusians to have married outside our stay system are Aphrodite IX, Aphrodite XV, Eros XVII, and Qetesh II."
She didn't name then in successive order, but Artemis thought to leave that for later.
"Very good." he said. "It does sound like your Venusian history is more or less good. However, from a recent report from your tutors, you definitely have to work on your Lunarian. It's lucky that's the only language you'll need. Imagine the outers! They have to learn many!"
"I could never do that!"
"Everyone has their own duties. And right now, you have to concentrate on your Lunarian. Your dancing, which is just as appreciated in the Lunarian court as it is here on Venus, is excellent. You excel in both the Venusian and Lunarian fashion. And your planetary and stellar history is satisfactory, although your galactic history needs a little more work."
"Artemis! I'm a guardian, not an outer! I'll probably never leave our star!" she exclaimed.
"Be that as it may. It is important, and Queen Serenity wants you to have at least some understanding of galactic history." he said, sternly. "I'll talk to your tutors, and make sure there is more attention paid to that."