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Edarial is nine, and he's avoiding his mother again.
Exploring the palace gets old after a while, but the library's even worse, and he suspects that if he spent any more time in his room, he'd scream. So, exploring the palace it is. Berathyme's with him, anyway, so the palace won't be so boring. She tends to make observations he didn't notice himself, and that's always interesting, if not always useful. Corridor, corridor, guest rooms, oh yes that is the closet with all of the uncomfortably looking coats, he'd forgotten about that one. Berathyme observes that they've been used relatively recently, some poor souls must have suffered - and then he opens a door and there's something he doesn't recognize.
He stares at the bar in confusion, consults briefly with Berathyme, and then wanders in.
What exactly is going on here?
royal_obligation
she_sells_seashells
"That's really cool. I've met people who say that I look like people who take over the world in other worlds - hence the sign - but I've never run into any of them myself, just people who double take at me and say 'your majesty' before they realize I'm the wrong age or species or something."
royal_obligation
"Ha. Well, the country's a bit of a mess and I'm not in charge of any of it, so that's a bit annoying. But - you take over the world? I'm just going to assume this is a benevolent world takeover...?"
Is that a hint of a tease? That is a hint of a tease.
Is that a hint of a tease? That is a hint of a tease.
she_sells_seashells
"Yeah. I mean, reportedly. I've found some useful things here, but nothing big enough to let me go against the Capitol safely."
royal_obligation
Edarial rolls his eyes affectionately. "She knows. Good news. I have enough cornucopia hexes to fill at least one moderately sized house. So there's that."
she_sells_seashells
"Cornucopias would be great. Not really rebellion material, but they might help if someone else has a good idea for the offense, and I have my fire wand, so that's something."
she_sells_seashells
"It's great. I've practiced with it a lot, on the beach when no one's watching. But it wouldn't really stop someone from shooting me, so I haven't gone burning the Capitol to the ground or anything."
royal_pain
Zevros will be over there, looking vaguely amused and not saying a word. This is all very interesting.
she_sells_seashells
"I will. No hurry, though, right? What have you been up to, between cornucopia-making and prince-ing?"
royal_obligation
"Our mother's dead, for one. Also she was an awful queen and no one is going to miss her."
royal_pain
"Also if either of us wants to get the crown, we've got to get hitched. So that's exciting. Not it. Extra, special not it."
royal_obligation
"It's sort of - I don't just want it to be a 'I need to be king, so you, you're not the worst possible choice here, let's get married' sort of thing. And also it's difficult to get into any sort of relationship with 'And also he is a prince' sort of - perpetually hanging over my head."