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Quest Accepted - The Lantern to Light Your Way HomeYour house looks very dark at night. Very dark indeed. The shadows linger on the steps and under the windows. A sinking feeling forms in the bottom of your stomach as you realize that your home is a prime target for thieves and other ninjas of the night.
Light would fix the shadows, you think.
Create a lamppost for your front yard. You may complete this even without a house, but it will be a lonely lamppost.
- Read 5 500+ page books to build the post.
- Read 1 book with a light on the cover to light the lamppost.
Reward: 10 experience, 1 Mercenary Coupon
~~~Five 500+ page books:
A book with a light on the cover:
Quest Accepted - Willy Wilder and the Vegetable FactoryIt's 2017 now and you can't just give kids chocolate all the time. There are vitamins and fat content and all sorts of things to consider. Therefore, Willy Wilder has chosen to close down his factory and open the first ever Vegetable Factory to the delight of modern children everywhere.
He's giving tours to 5 lucky children! Can you get your own ticket to visit?
- Open loads of Dizzy Carrot Crunches - Read a book with a vegetable on the cover.
- Open tons of Crazy Cucumber Surprises - Read a book with a vegetable in the title.
- Hire a factory to open millions of Lettuce Lights - Read a book with a vegetarian.
- Eat as many Enormous Eggplants as you can - Read a book where someone cooks.
Receive 10 experience and 2 Major Heal Potions.
~~~A book with a vegetable on the cover:
A book with a vegetable in the title:
A book with a vegetarian character:
A book with a character who cooks:
A book with a character who doesn't have enough food:
Illustrated Stories From Around The World
Quest Accepted - Assault and BatteryYou're a bit concerned about those running zombies you keep hearing about. So far everything's been rather calm.
Your basic shotgun was pretty good, but it's a bit slow on the reload, and those zombies are getting stronger fast. Maybe you should look around for something a bit more powerful, and maybe a good form of transportation.
Upgrade your weapon
- Read a book with 2 identical items on the cover
- Read a book where someone invents something
- Read a book with a car on the cover
- Read a book where someone runs out of batteries
- Acquire 1 machine gun clip
Reward: 1 Machine Gun, 1 Battery, 10 experience
Adventure Log #117 Aug 16
Exchanged 1 Potion Token for 1 Major Heal Potion.
Defeated a Brown Bat. Consumed 1 Major Heal Potion. Gained 1 XP and 1 Bat Wing. (view spoiler)
24 Aug 16
Used Pride and Prejudice for quest Lady Cathy versus Rat Stew. Still need a book tagged as cooking or food or with food on the cover, a book with recipes, and a book with the letters R, A, and T in the title in any order.
Used The Hobbit for quest From Ashes Comes My Bird. Still need 10 Salts, 5 Rat Tails, and 1 Bat Wing.
Used Birth Matters: A Midwife's Manifesta to heal 1 HP for 10/18 HP.
Defeated a Brown Bat. Gained 1 XP and 1 Bat Wing. (view spoiler)
Turned in 6 Bat Wings for quest From Ashes Comes My Bird. Still need 10 Salts and 5 Rat Tails.
27 Aug 16
Added A Natural History of Dragons to the Tote of Infinite Books.
10 Feb 17
Been a while! Added The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh , Baby-led Weaning: Helping Your Baby to Love Good Food , Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone , and Neverwhere to the Tote of Infinite Books.
Used Baby-led Weaning: Helping Your Baby to Love Good Food for quest Lady Cathy versus Rat Stew. Still need a book with recipes and a book with the letters R, A, and T in the title in any order.
Used Neverwhere for quest In the beginning zombies ate brains and more brains. Quest complete! Received a basic shotgun and 3 XP for 61/90 XP.
Accepted quest Assault and Battery.
Accepted quest Willy Wilder and the Vegetable Factory.
Accepted quest The Lantern to Light Your Way Home.
Accepted quest Birds of a Feather Probably Can't Fly Well.
Used The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh for quest More Berries. Received 1 XP for 62/90 XP. Still need books that conform to Spell-It-Out Rules for the letters R, S, and P.
13 Feb 17
Added Savage Kingdom: The True Story of Jamestown, 1607, and the Settlement of America to the Tote of Infinite Books.
Used Savage Kingdom: The True Story of Jamestown, 1607, and the Settlement of America for quest More Berries. Received 1 XP for 63/90 XP. Still need books that conform to Spell-It-Out Rules for the letters R and P.
18 Feb 17
Added Illustrated Grimm's Fairy Tales to the Tote of Infinite Books.
Used Illustrated Grimm's Fairy Tales for quest Birds of a Feather Probably Can't Fly Well. Still need three books with food on their covers and two books with birds on their covers.
1 Mar 17
Added Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets to the Tote of Infinite Books.
10 Mar 17
Added Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban to the Tote of Infinite Books.
19 Jan 18
Added Mansfield Park to the Tote of Infinite Books.
Leveled up Magic Staff to Level 3 using Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone , Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets , and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban .
Used Mansfield Park for quest The Many Voices of Lady Zuzana. Still need another book originally written in English and two books originally written in a different language.
Added Emma to the Tote of Infinite Books.
23 Jan 18
Used Emma for quest The Many Voices of Lady Zuzana. Still need two books originally written in a different language.
27 Feb 18
Added Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire to the Tote of Infinite Books.
1 Mar 18
Added Northanger Abbey to the Tote of Infinite Books.
12 Jun 18
Added An Elementary Study of Islam to the Tote of Infinite Books.
2 Jul 18
Added The First Muslim to the Tote of Infinite Books.
Used Northanger Abbey and An Elementary Study of Islam for quest Spock, Guardian of Forever. Still need a book that conforms to Spell-It-Out Rules for the letter O.
12 Jul 18
Added Persuasion to the Tote of Infinite Books.
Used Persuasion for quest More Berries. Still need a book that conforms to Spell-It-Out Rules for the letter R. Received 1 XP for 64/90 XP.
14 Dec 18
Added Sanditon and the Watsons , Aurorarama , Troublemaker , and The Tiger's Daughter to the Tote of Infinite Books.
Used The Tiger's Daughter for quest More Berries. Quest complete! Received 10 HP for 11/18 HP and 3 XP for 67/90 XP.
Accepted quest Art Extravaganza.
Accepted quest Robbing Robin Hood.
Used Emma for quest Robbing Robin Hood. Still need four Bat Wings.
Defeated a Brown Bat. Gained 1 XP and 1 Bat Wing. (view spoiler)
Used The Story of Muhammad for quest Lady Cathy versus Rat Stew. Still need a book with recipes.
Used Aurorarama for quest The Steeler's Gang. Still need two books about thieves or in which something is stolen, and a book with 300 to 310 pages.
4 Aug 19
Added Illustrated Stories From Around The World to the Tote of Infinite Books.
Used Illustrated Stories From Around The World for quest Willy Wilder and the Vegetable Factory. Still need a book with a vegetable on the cover, a vegetable in the title, a vegetarian character, and a character who cooks.
Added The Tropic of Serpents to the Tote of Infinite Books.
Leveled up Magic Staff to Level 4 using A Natural History of Dragons , The Tropic of Serpents , The Farthest Shore , and The Goblet of Fire .
Next Adventure Log:
Adventure Log #2
Quest Accepted - The Steelers GangLady Karsyn runs into the tavern! Her hair is amok, her dress is amok, her shoes are amok, she is just generally amok. You inquire as to the state of her amokness.
"I've just been robbed by the Steelers Gang! I've always admired them from afar. They're just wonderful to watch work. All precision and stamina. But this is taking things too far!"
You agree that it's much better to watch and hear about thieves than be the subject of such a situation. You decide you should try to help to ensure that Lady Karsyn wants to stay in Novel Kingdom for a longer visit.
Read:
2 books about thieves or where something is stolen to get into their mind
A book with 300-310 pages to set the timer on the trap and watch it fall into place
Lady Karsyn is so pleased with the return of her valuables that she gives you 10 gold for your help.
~~~Books about thieves or in which something is stolen:
1.
2.
A book in which a trap is set:
Aurorarama by Jean-Christophe Valtat
A book between 300 and 310 pages:
Quest Accepted - Something OldSometimes old things have value. An old coin preserves the history of the past. An old book preserves lore of the past. An old sandwich preserves.... well, most things have value.
Novel Kingdom is hosting it's first antique convention. You'd like to set up a booth to sell some of your older possessions in hopes that they're worth more than expected.
Sort your to-read list by date added. Gather 5 books that are either in the first 25 listed or that were added before 2015.
One of your antiques has hit gold! It's way more valuable than you thought. Receive 10 gold for your hidden treasure. Unfortunately, the others are more like sandwiches...
~~~5 of the 25 books that have been on your TBR shelf the longest:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Quest Accepted - Lady Cathy versus Rat StewAfter being badgered for months by Lady Tea, Lady Cathy finally decided she would go into The Tavern and try that rat stew. Everyone says it's delicious, but Lady Cathy is a lady and she'd never eat something so disgusting as rat. Actually, it's not her first try. A few months ago she did go to Tavern but when the time came to make an order she asked for ale. Just mentions of rat in stew makes her feel ill.
To help Lady Cathy to brave her disgust of our local delicacy, read:
A book with recipes to find the perfect one for stew that Lady Cathy will like
After making such perfect stew, serve it to Lady Cathy and she'll reward you with 10 gold.
~~~A book tagged as cooking or food or with food on the cover:
Baby-led Weaning: Helping Your Baby to Love Good Food by Gill Rapley and Tracey Murkett
A book with recipes:
A book with the letters R, A, and T in the title in any order:
The First Muslim: The Story of Muhammad by Lesley Hazleton
A delicious book:
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Quest Accepted - Lady Teresa in TightsLady Teresa comes into the Tavern very excited. 'Have you heard? We are going to have a real performance in the Theater. Some group is coming to town and they are going to preform for us. Look!' and she pushes torn ad into your hands. You look down and see advertisement for troupe called 'Men in Tights' that are going to preform their version of Robin Hood. Looking at the image below the title you see that all actors are male. 'This should be interesting' you think remembering Robin Hood story. 'I know! And there is a prize! If you can answer the quiz question, you get to meet the actors behind the stage! Don't you think that would be great? But, I can't figure out the answer. I looked everywhere but I can't find what are the actors names.' She looks at you sadly and you decide you'll try to help her.
To figure out actors' names you need to read 2 books written by male authors and two books where author uses only his/hers initials instead of full name. Lady Teresa will pay you 10 gold for backstage pass.
~~~Books written by male authors:
1.
2.
Books written by authors who use their initials:
1.
2.
Quest Accepted - The Many Voices of Lady ZuzanaYou walk into the square and see Lady Zuzana waiving her hands around trying to communicate with the merchant. You come closer and hear: "Do you speak English?" Merchant stares confused. "Mluvíš česky?" Still nothing. "Parlez-vous français?" Nothing. "Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Parla italiano? Fala português? ¿Habla usted español? Вы говорите по-русски? Govorite li hrvatski? Talar þú íslensku? Spreekt u Nederlands? Μιλάτε Ελληνικά;..." Lady Zuzana tries many different languages, but merchant still doesn't understand her.
To help Lady Zuzana in her communication with the merchant, read:
2 books originally written in your native language
2 books originally written in another language
Lady Zuzana will gladly pay 10 gold to find common language.
~~~Books originally written in English:
1. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
2. Emma by Jane Austen
Books originally written in another language:
1.
2.
Here's 20 gold for 10 herbs.
Attack Brown BatThe brown bats are much prettier than the black bats because of their grace, stamina and ability to make a lovely bat leather hat.
Sir Taylor: Level 5, 12/18 HP, Level 0 Sword (0 AP), Level 2 Magic (4 AP)
Brown Bat: 15 HP, 3 AP | Reward: 1 XP and 1 bat wing
Sir Taylor attacks the Brown Bat with Magic Staff for 4 AP. Brown Bat loses 4 HP, 11 HP remaining.
Brown Bat attacks Sir Taylor for 3 AP. Sir Taylor loses 3 HP, 9 HP remaining.
Sir Taylor attacks Brown Bat with Magic Staff for 4 AP. Brown Bat loses 4 HP, 7 HP remaining.
Brown Bat attacks Sir Taylor for 3 AP. Sir Taylor loses 3 HP, 6 HP remaining.
Sir Taylor attacks Brown Bat with Magic Staff for 4 AP. Brown Bat loses 4 HP, 3 HP remaining.
Brown Bat attacks Sir Taylor for 3 AP. Sir Taylor loses 3 HP, 3 HP remaining.
Sir Taylor attacks Brown Bat with Magic Staff for 4 AP. Brown Bat dies!
+1 XP
+1 bat wing
Last killed 8 Aug 16, available again 15 Aug 16.
What a funny idea, I love it! I'm definitely "book obese," haha.To-Read Weight Loss Challenge
3 Aug 16 - present
Starting TBR Count: 1437
Desired TBR Count: 1300
Banana Diet - 0 / 5
5 books beginning with the letter D
1. Dracula by Bram Stoker
2. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
3. The Darkness That Comes Before by R. Scott Bakker
4. A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
5. The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan
Quest Completed - In the beginning zombies ate brains and more brainsThis is it, your first zombie experience. You nervously wring your hands.... drat... this isn't going to go well. Zombies eat brains, you like your brains, they keep you alive and thinking and all that.
Well, the best way to beat the zombies is to learn some basic combat skills. Yes... that should probably be a pre-requisite to actually trying to kill something. Good plan.
Learn combat skills by reading combat books:
Read 1 book where someone kills someone else.
Reward: 1 basic shotgun, 3 experience.
~~~A book where someone is a soldier or in the military:
A Passage to Shambhala by Jon Baird, Kevin Costner, and Rick Ross *
A book where someone kills someone else:
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
+3 XP
+1 Basic Shotgun
Attack Brown BatThe brown bats are much prettier than the black bats because of their grace, stamina and ability to make a lovely bat leather hat.
Sir Taylor: Level 5, 6/18 HP, Level 0 Sword (0 AP), Level 2 Magic (4 AP)
Brown Bat: 15 HP, 3 AP | Reward: 1 XP and 1 bat wing
Sir Taylor attacks the Brown Bat with Magic Staff for 4 AP. Brown Bat loses 4 HP, 11 HP remaining.
Brown Bat attacks Sir Taylor for 3 AP. Sir Taylor loses 3 HP, 3 HP remaining.
Sir Taylor consumes Major Heal Potion. Sir Taylor gains 15 HP, 18 HP remaining.
Sir Taylor attacks Brown Bat with Magic Staff for 4 AP. Brown Bat loses 4 HP, 7 HP remaining.
Brown Bat attacks Sir Taylor for 3 AP. Sir Taylor loses 3 HP, 15 HP remaining.
Sir Taylor attacks Brown Bat with Magic Staff for 4 AP. Brown Bat loses 4 HP, 3 HP remaining.
Brown Bat attacks Sir Taylor for 3 AP. Sir Taylor loses 3 HP, 12 HP remaining.
Sir Taylor attacks Brown Bat with Magic Staff for 4 AP. Brown Bat dies!
-1 major heal potion
+1 XP
+1 bat wing
Last killed 29 Jul 16, available again 5 Aug 16.
Jul 26, 2016 08:23PM
July 26 DQs: Chp. 16-1916. Prunella is seeking out a husband to support her, which I can understand since women in that time didn't have many opportunities to support themselves. But in today's society, she might be called a gold digger. Do you think there is anything wrong with a woman seeking out a "man of means" to marry? Would you have liked to experience the courtship of that time, with all their parties and balls? Or are you glad to be living in our modern times?
I guess I'm old-fashioned. My husband supports me so I can take care of the family. I don't think there's anything wrong with a woman seeking a "man of means," because both sides contribute to a marriage. The husband's contribution in that situation might predominantly be, besides love, money and security. A traditional wife's contribution of taking care of the home, keeping the family happy, and raising children is definitely no less valuable.
I do wish we still had all the pageantry of coming out into society and had a more traditional, modest form of courtship! It would have been a lot more fun to have met my husband at a ball, haha.
17. I feel sorry for Zacharias being so alone and hated by his peers. I wish he would take his inheritance and travel the world looking for decent people to live amongst. Why do you think he stays in England even though so many people despise him?
I know, right? :( It makes me sad every time I read another instance of him just turning the other cheek. I think he feels an obligation to his country and mankind as a whole to ensure magic isn't abused, and as Sorcerer Royal he is in a good position to do that. Plus now he has the reformation of the approach to women's magic to lobby for!
18. So the magic was stopped up as a political bargaining chip! Do you think the Government will make Zacharias agree to help them in the future in exchange for their help in getting the magic flowing again?
I don't think that the government will be very helpful at all in getting the Fairy Court to remove the stopper, especially if Edgeworth is any indication. I think Zacharias will have to solve the plight of the lamiae and prevent any more suppression of women's magic in Janda Baik on his own.
19. I was a bit bored with Prunella's society life until that oracle's prediction! Any guesses on what the prediction actually meant?
The first line about her being the Grand Sorceress and her hands being covered in blood seem pretty clear, as does the part about her being the Keeper of the Seven Spirits. I'm guessing that "the Five Boroughs" refers somehow to Fairyland or a location within Fairyland. I'm not sure what is meant by the four points of the realm and her being the Undersecretary of Wonder. I loved how excited she made the sibyl, and to hear that "she will make their wicked Society so cross I am delighted to have seen her"!
20. Prunella is in love with Zacharias! Good, now they need to just get married already! Do you think they will end up happily in love and together by the end of this book?
I agree, they definitely should get married! They're so sweet together, between Prunella's hilarious boldness and Zacharias' impeccable manners, and all the wit they both possess. Unfortunately I don't believe they'll have a romantic relationship by the end of this book, but I'm thinking they will by the end of the series!
Jul 25, 2016 12:06PM
Discussion questions Chapters 12-1511. What a revelation about Prunella’s silver orb and how it activates the eggs. Do you think it is the voice of Prunella’s mother or do you think it is someone else?
Yes, that was awesome! "Who knows blood better than a woman?" I love that whole concept and the conversation with Mak Genggang and the later opening of the eggs were great.
I don't know who else the voice might belong to, so I'm just assuming it's her mother, especially after what Genggang said about family secrets passed through blood magic from mother to daughter.
12. I don’t understand why Prunella and Zacharias aren’t starting to work together. They keep meeting the same prejudices. Is it because Prunella doesn’t trust him? I find her rather ungrateful and disrespectful by the way she is treating him. Zacharias has risked a lot by taking her in. What do you think of all this?
They seem to make a great team when it comes to magic, so I don't agree that they aren't working together. I think they have a very normal amount of mistrust for one another, especially given that they have disagreements about very fundamental things, like Mak Genggang's freedom and the use of magic by women, which Wythe seems uncertain about encouraging, at least until Prunella survives the "birth" of the familiars because she is a woman.
13. Do you think Mak Genggang is right? Does Prunella meet a bad end if she keeps going like this?
I'm sure she'll have a rough time during the climax of the book -- it sort of feels like Cho is setting it up that way -- but I think everything will all work out for Prunella, given her bravery, cleverness, and resourcefulness. I think she'll remain the most powerful sorcerer through to the end of the book, though she might have to compete with Geoffrey Midsomer somehow.
14. The eggs have hatched!!! Do you think one of the familiars is going to be for Zacharias or will she keep all of them for herself?
I think she will keep the first three, and offer one of the unhatched ones to Wythe, but I am not sure if he will accept it. I think Zacharias inherited Leofric as a familiar after Sir Stephen's death. We read about the different ways one can get a familiar while Prunella scours Wythe's study, which felt pretty foreshadowy, and during the fireplace attack at the Blue Boar, he shouts, "Leofric, damn you, remember the bargain!" which sounds to me like it is alluding to the Exchange between a sorcerer and familiar.
15. Now that we are halfway do you have any favorite characters? Are there any characters you absolutely loathe?
I love Prunella! She's funny, clever, and really coming into her own through this adventure.
I really can't stand Edgeworth and Geoffrey Midsomer (as it should be!), though my strong dislike of Midsomer is counterbalanced somewhat by what strong comic relief his wife and her friends are. They cracked me up. :)
Jul 25, 2016 11:43AM
Jen wrote: "Discussion questions Chapters 12-1511. What a revelation about Prunella’s silver orb and how it activates the eggs. Do you think it is the voice of Prunella’s mother or do you think it is someone..."
Interesting point about not seeing Zacharias perform much magic! I hadn't thought of that. Having not yet finished the book or learned the secret of Sir Stephen's death, I'm wondering if he feels he has a good reason because of what happened to Sir Stephen or simply because of England's dwindling magical resources.
Jul 24, 2016 09:45PM
Beth wrote: "I just love this line from chapter 7 - Sir Stephen's reaction to Zacharias's reformist impulses (p. 81):"But that was the trouble with children, Sir Stephen reflected. They were confoundedly liabl..."
Yes, haha, I loved that one, too! Pretty much all of Prunella's lines have cracked me up, as well, as did Mak Genggang's commentary on the normal activities of women when she was young: "I do not know if reading is quite natural for a girl. In my day females kept to enchantery and agriculture, trading at market and tending to the children, and that was enough for us."
Jul 24, 2016 09:38PM
Karrie wrote: "Taylor wrote: "Chapters 6 - 116. What did you think of Prunella's decision to join the Sorcerer Royal? Was she a little bold? Will that make her a great adventurer or will she be a burden?
I'm v..."
That's true. Thank you for the reminder! There is really nothing more rewarding than making him smile. :)
Jul 24, 2016 04:16PM
Chapters 6 - 116. What did you think of Prunella's decision to join the Sorcerer Royal? Was she a little bold? Will that make her a great adventurer or will she be a burden?
I'm very excited about Prunella joining the Sorcerer Royal! I think that she must have some of her mysterious father's penchant for adventurism in her. She has a really interesting and unique balance of innocence due to being so good-natured and worldliness due to hardship. I'm really loving her personality and sense of humor and I think she will make a great adventurer and become quite powerful by the end of the book.
7. The fire scene was kind of scary, but overall I find the book to be rather slow. Are you enjoying it? Does it feel slow to you?
I'm actually finding it to be quite fast! I was just wishing yesterday that it would slow down a bit so I could savor the story a bit more, as I'm beginning to really enjoy it. I guess I'm used to slower fantasy novels that involve a great deal more description and character development. No complaints, though.
8. In chapter 10 Sir Stephen says, "One's anxiety rises in proportion to one's incapacity to do anything about it." I find that my anxiety rises when I don't have enough information about something. If I can't do anything about it, I can resolve myself to that and move on. I'm more anxious if I think I am supposed to do something but don't know how. How about you?
I really loved that line because I feel like I can relate to it perfectly. I don't like being ignorant about things, either, but I do feel significantly more anxiety about what I'm unable to do than what I don't know much about. I'm struggling with it a lot right now having a new baby, since I can see plenty of things around me that I want and need to do (housework... good lord) but which I can't get to and handle with baby in tow. I'm really good at worrying about things I can't do anything about, haha -- but it's fun to problem-solve and figure out how you can expand your sphere of responsibility enough to be able to conquer those things. :)
9. What do you think is inside Prunella's eggs?
Oh, I just assumed them to be familiars, like Prunella surmised! If they are, and they all choose to serve her (if that's how it works? The part about magicians stealing familiars from Fairy confused me a bit), she's probably going to wind up being the most powerful magician in England! Even if she uses them as leverage against other sorcerers, they're still going to provide her with a great deal of power.
10. What did you think about Prunella's treatment at the inn? There are lots of biases and prejudices in this book. I hope they are there for the author to use for growth and change in the culture and the characters, otherwise I am going to be very annoyed!
Omg, I was outraged! I wish Prunella had shown Mrs. Lale what-for, but I can't blame her for her reaction; I would have found it laughably absurd but still just wound up blushing crimson, too. I don't really understand why the Lales treated her so despicably despite that she was accompanied by a matronly chaperone, even if Crawley is just a pile of linens. I didn't realize that mixed-race and darker individuals were sexualized so much at the time (assuming that part is historically accurate), and I really can't wrap my mind around why that would be, and why the Lales would just assume a person with a darker hue than them would have more of a predilection towards wantonness. It's crazy! Makes me feel lucky I live in 2016! I've got a dusky complexion due to mixed heritage and I don't feel I've ever been treated that way.
