#Tamett is technically not too far removed from Josiah socially - he's a duke's nephew - but has to act as a servant | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

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Before Tamett and Josiah leave for school in Book 3, it has been an established rule that they do not travel together. Not that they travel to the same places but separately, but that Tamett does not accompany the royal family on any trip they may take, whether for public appearances, or state visits, or vacations. The reason for this is that he is simply not needed at these times. He is there primarily to do lessons with Josiah, which are less of a priority while traveling (but still done if possible! Josiah is typically expected to squeeze in some serious reading and an essay or two while on the road). There is no point in his being present for public appearances or state visits because he is not a member of the royal family. Which also disqualifies him from family vacations--he is not being paid to enjoy himself by the sea or in the mountains, and these times are usually when he gets a chance to go home.

As much as he enjoys going home, he has low-key resented getting left out of going anywhere potentially fun or interesting.

So there is one advantage to being sent away to school--he gets to take a steamship for the first time, gets to see more of the world...gets to learn that Josiah is a) extremely prone to motion sickness and b) extremely embarrassed about it, especially in front of Tamett, whom he currently hates, and therefore deals with it by being particularly impossible. And it's now solely Tamett's responsibility to look after him at these times.

This is not overly important. I just felt like mentioning it.

#The Blackberry Bushes #The Blackberry Bushes OC facts #Tamett Lockridge #Josiah Callon #I want to get back to writing these two and their relationship because what even is it #Tamett is paid to be friends with Josiah but they're not really #they've been raised together almost like siblings but not really #they're like classmates but there's a hierarchy between them even though they're close to the same age #Tamett is technically not too far removed from Josiah socially - he's a duke's nephew - but has to act as a servant #Tamett knows a lot of very personal details about Josiah's life & sees him every day but still isn't allowed to call him by his first name #or use the informal 'you' with him although Josiah can and does use it with *him*#but even though he's known Tamett for years he really knows very little about Tamett's personal life and family #Josiah hates him but relies on him but shuts him out but knows Tamett's the closest thing he has to a piece of home at school #Tamett resents him but puts up with him but can't stand him but almost feels sorry for him sometimes

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