Ariadne raised an amused eyebrow as the king took her hand, bringing her into the castle.   She wondered if an Earth king would do this if they could, or if they'd have a valet do it.  It was a weird and surreal thought.  The king at the literal center of the universe (or so they claim) is more hands on than the English royal family would be.
She nodded to Random, smiling to him
"Thank you, um, Uncle Random"
She hesitated, wondering what she should call him.  He seemed so casual about his name and title, but it felt so weird to do otherwise

Ariadne chuckled
"That's what they call on Earth 'Friends in High Places'."

She stepped aside got her cousins

Jade gets her bearings.

"Ah, good we are near the library we can do some research on Tanus, before we go there."

Ariadne nodded, listening carefully.  Both for the interesting description of this literal other world, especially something that sounded out of an old movie, and her amusement that King Random seemed a dead ringer for the essential befuddled English man, like Hugh Grant in one of those silly British romantic comedies that Ariadne's ex girlfriend Lori loved.
It definitely made the king much more endearing

"We can convert our money it is a special trick, it is part of shadow walking that I learned. It is a trick that you should learn too since it is so useful." Jade smiles playfully before heading for the librarian to inquire on books on the golden circle shadows.

Are any of those pictures Card quality pictures ?
Jade will sense for that if she can.

She will thank the Laurence for being so helpful.

"Looks like a place where one could easily get lost. We will have to stick together." She says to her cousins.

"Alright, I am going to head to the fourth floor and see if I can find the painting that could transport us. None of these are of the same power as the cards."

Jade heads for the fourth floor to look for the painting Julian spoke of.