Fantasy Compromise Brings Delusion (Arranged Marriage) (Open/Always Accepting)

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KAI BAYMOON
Water Princess

Kai watched Benjamin curiously as he spread jam on the loaves of bread. While he was busy concocting up what she already knew would be the perfect sweet bread, Kai turned to Rein and made hand motions toward Benjamin. "Remind you of anyone?" She whispered towards him, "definitely a keeper..." She watched happily and anxiously waited for him to be done.

"H-here, have a tast-te." Kai practically snatched the bread from his hands. Biting into her tounge enjoyed a sweet symphony of flavors. He was right this was way better than before. As she finished her first bite, she looked to Benjamin and frowned. "Oh Benjamin I'm afraid I have some bad new and must apologize now..." wanting the moment to seem more dramatic she pause and looked at the bread, "I'm afraid I will never love you...as much as I love this bread!" Kai jumped joyously and embraced him.

As she held onto him, she whispered softy into his ear, "Okay here's the plan, grab all the jam you can and I'll go get some more bread. Meet me at my table in no more than a minute. Seriously don't make me wait!"

Kai released him without another word and ran off to grab some more loaves. Ahead of her she noticed a hugh statue covering where her brother and Alice once stood...is that a whale!? Although it wasn't exactly her taste in art work, she already knew Kale would like it.

When she got to the stand full of bread she haphazardly scooped up almost 10 loaves and hurriedly turned around to get to her table. She passed Serenity on her way back and called to her, "Serenity!! My table two minutes!! You seriously need to taste this!!"

Arriving at her table, Kai immediately dumped the bread on it, causing some plates and silverware to clank together. She plopped into a chair and slipped off her shoes beneath her. Kai happily criss crossed her leg under her dress and leaned back in her chair looking for Benjamin and everyone else she'd ran past.

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"i'm not too sure why she picked a whale. As you can imagine, we don't get many water creatures in the Industrial Kingdom, unless you count packs of sewer rats the size of a young goat." Alice lets out a quick laugh at her own joke before continuing. "She probably saw it in a book or something. But the wolf is my own symbol." Alice puts her hand on the wolf head shaped button on her stole. "I decided to take on the wolf symbol after besting the monster that this Stole belonged too. It was such an elegant and deadly creature. It killed a lot of good men before I was finally able to put it down." She pauses for a few moments, closing her eyes to remember those hellish nights so many years ago. "That's a long story for another time."

Alice punches Kale on the shoulder playfully. "Why don't we head over to the Water Kingdom table for a couple drinks and some snack before the lunch begins. I hope that's ok, my people tend to be quite nosey and intense."

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Kale Baymoon
Water Prince

Listening to Alice tell him about why the wolf was running next to the whale, Kale suddenly had even more respect for the industrial daughter. He had already respected her quite a bit, but the way she spoke while telling him... She wasn't bragging, not in the slightest. When she punched him on the shoulder, he chuckled. "Yeah, I can imagine that."

Seeing a man coming over to them with a wrench over his shoulder, Kale recognized him. He'd never actually talked to the man, but they had made eye contact once or twice throughout the day. When the stranger asked Alice what the statue was, Kale decided to step out of the situation. "I'll go grab some snacks for us." Kale whispered to Alice, turning and walking away as calmly as he could towards his own table. Getting there, he saw Kai surrounded by bread and leaning back in her chair, looking extremely happy with herself. "I take it you're enjoying yourself, then, eh, Kai?" Kale joked, sneaking up behind his little sister and hopefully scaring her.

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[Katsuya]

"I see you've noted our nation's madame." Pélissier said with a chuckle. "Perhaps you are worried about the water Le prince's safety in the clutches of our madame?"

Rein snapped back at the lieutenant and gave a chuckle of his own. "Yes...She's a bit of a fire cracker, isn't she?" He said, then he watched the cute couple in front of them before blinking at what just happened. Kai is getting comfortable. Good. It seems despite Alice's intense greeting, Kai and Benjamin are getting along just swell. Then he leaned down a bit so the short princess can whisper in his ear.

"Remind you of anyone?" She whispered towards him, Rein looked at the Prince who's spreading jam in the loaf and smiled.

"Yep."

"definitely a keeper..."

"Go for it!" Rein whispered back as a cheer before standing straight up again. Then he rolled his eyes as the princess made a 'dramatic' scene of loving the bread, shaking his head. She will never change that side of her, will she? The Kelpie chuckled in humor as the princess whispered something in the Prince's ear before grabbing a ton of bread loafs and running off towards the Water table where he spotted the-

"...Is...Is that a whale and wolf statue?!" Rein muttered in shock before coughing back his laughter. It didn't help that the statue is near Alice and Kale. Talking about surprises. Once he stopped laughing, maybe chuckling and snickering a bit from Benjamin's and Pelissier's expressions, the Kelpie cleared his throat and calmly walked towards the Water table.

"I suppose she asked you to bring some jam, right?" Rein asked Benjamin before turning around and grinning his teasing grin. "I'll help you carry some...we might need quite a few jars. Perhaps with different flavors too." He suggested as he found the table with the different flavors of jam and grabbed two: Strawberry and grape. "Can't keep her waiting...She might eat everything before we even get there." He added that last part as a quiet mutter while walking towards the Water table, trying his best to not laugh again from the whale and wolf statue.

"Truly...it's a wonder." Rein said, smiling wide while placing the jam jars in front of Kai. "You know he's going to be confused as to why you grabbed so much bread, right? Especially since we're supposed to be eating a ...'Snack'."

When Serenity came by, Rein nodded his head at her as a greeting. "Hello Miss Serenity. How are you today?"

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[Capricornus]

Serenity Arkents
Best Friend to Water Prince​

Serenity was still standing in front of the many flower stands. Her basket, that she carried on her right arm, was filled to the brim with many colorful flowers of different sorts. Orchids, daisies, succulents, almost everything. Yet, she still thought that she could use some more. She picked up another orange lilly, holding it against her nose. Her face squinched up at the horrendous smell. 'Way too strong..' She put the flower down and picked another one, which she didn't recognize. "Wait... does this flower even survive in the Water Domain?", she murmured more to herself than to anyone else. Although she had her doubts, the beauty and smell of the flower were just so convincing, so she bought another bouquet. Seeing her basket overflow, she sighed. 'It's better if I leave before I buy more than I can carry.' Yet, as soon as she had finished her thought, her gaze landed on another gorgeous blue rose.

"Serenity!! My table two minutes!! You seriously need to taste this!!" Serenity gasped, as this familiar voice called her out of the nothing. Turning around, for only a split of a second, she recognized the figure that hastly passed her. "Kai?" Serenity followed her orders, walking into the direction that Kai had disappeared into, at a slightly faster pace than walking. 'What is the matter? Her voice sounded as if it was something of uttermost importance, yet the context...' Nevertheless, compared to this morning, she seemed much more content, without a sign of nervousness in her voice.

As she arrived at Kai's table her eyes widened, lifting one of her brows. "W-what are you... All that bread?" Her confused and astonished expression changed to a smiling one, as she lightly laughed. Looking around, she noticed that Kai wasn't alone there. "It seems like I'm late to the... eh, bread and jam party?", she chuckled. She was kindly greeted by Rein, Kai's personal servant. She looked at him, disapprovingly. "Rein, you know you don't have to call me 'Miss'.", she chuckled again, "And I'm doing perfectly fine today." She lightly lifted her basket full of bouquets and loose flowers, patting it. "I've got everything I needed from here. What about yourself?", she smiled at him. She quickly glanced over at Kai, seeing Kale stand behind her. She still had so much to ask them about their meetings with the Industrial Children.

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"Excuse me sirs what would that be?"

Alice turns around noticing a giant man holding a massive wrench. Kale leans in and whispers "I'll go grab some snacks for us."


"Ok Kale, I'll meet you at the tables. Seems this monstrosity has understandably attracted event security, I'm sure it won't be more then a few moments." Alice turns to the giant. "I assume you mean this big thing. Follow me, I'll show you."

As Alice and the giant walk towards the statue, she begins to explain it's presence. "You need not worry, it's only a statue made by my engineer for my fiance. I assure you that it's perfectly safe. In fact, I would be more then willing to allow security to...." As they walk out of range for Kale to hear them, Alice's demeanor greatly shifts. She motions for him to kneel, to keep from raising her voice. "I don't know what you think you're trying to pull here Chadwick Marygold, but it seems you've forgotten who I am. That's right, I know exactly who you are. The second you spoke with my little brother, my spies learned everything about who you are and what you've been doing." Alice's eyes narrow angrily, shooting daggers at the man interrupting her plans with the Water Prince. "The only reason that wrench isn't inside you right now is because I don't want that man seeing my bad side yet." Alice turns and begins to walk back towards the Water Kingdom tables. "Now if you'll excuse me."

Alice takes a deep breath, wiping dust off her dress as she continues on towards her Fiance.

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[Katsuya]

"Rein, you know you don't have to call me 'Miss' ...and I'm doing perfectly fine today."

"Sorry, habit." Rein said, grinning sheepishly as he rubbed the back of his head. "But it's good that you're having a good day." Then he blinked at the pretty flowers Serenity lifted up with a basket.

"I've got everything I needed from here. What about yourself?"

"I'm doing fine. We're gonna have a...'snack' before the lunch starts. We even invited the Prince of the Industrial empire and one of his guards. They should be coming soon..." Rein looked behind him to see if they were coming or not before shrugging his shoulders. "Those are some pretty flowers, Serenity. Where did you find them?"

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[Theflamre]

"Yeah, I can Imagine that."

Alice smiles at the prince, "Shall we?" She says motioning towards the Water Kingdom tables.

"Excuse me sirs what would that be?"

Alice turns around noticing a giant man holding a massive wrench. "Oh, this? Follow me, I'll show you. Excuse me a moment Kale, it seems this monstrosity has understandably attracted event security."

As Alice and the giant walk towards the statue, she begins to explain it's presence. "You need not worry, it's only a statue made by my engineer for my fiance. I assure you that it's perfectly safe. In fact, I would be more then willing to allow security to...." As they walk out of range for Kale to hear them, Alice's demeanor greatly shifts. She motions for him to kneel, to keep from raising her voice. "I don't know what you think you're trying to pull here Chadwick Marygold, but it seems you've forgotten who I am. That's right, I know exactly who you are. The second you spoke with my little brother, my spies learned everything about who you are and what you've been doing." Alice's eyes narrow angrily, shooting daggers at the man interrupting her plans with the Water Prince. "The only reason that wrench isn't inside you right now is because I don't want that man seeing my bad side yet." Alice turns and begins to walk back towards Kale. "Now if you'll excuse me."

Alice takes a deep breath and walks back into Kale's sight. She walks up to Kale and grabs his hand, hoping her hands don't feel too sweaty from the previous situation's adrenaline. With a large smile, Alice pulls Kale towards the tables. "Shall we... before we get interrupted again?"

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Fredrick Kiber
Lifeguard Squadron Leader

"We both know your not just some "random guy", laddy." Fredrick said, as he went around the blimp's corner to grab somthing, before coming back wit ha tool box. "You've know Benny for as long as I have, and I'd say you two get along pretty well."

He knelled down and grabbed a tool from the box, before going to work on the blimp.. He glanced over to where Benjamin and Kai were sitting, before nodding and saying. "That is indeed Benny, alright, seems like he found his princess."

Ferdrick kept on working until Chadwick said the next part, to which it caused Ferdrick to slowly stop, and look up at the big man with a mix of concern and confusion. "Laddy..." Ferdrick start. "...what rock have you've been living under for the past few weeks?"

Ferdrick then proceed to stand up, hands now on his hips as he looked up to the big man. "This is about Benny's wedding! It's been the only thing anyone's been talkin' about, well that and the Strays, but by gosh, Chadwick, did Benny not tell you? Does he even know your here?"
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"Happy trails you two" he shouted after them smiling. He wondered if she would kill the water prince, he sincerely hoped it was quick. As for the threat he cared little for such things if he could count the number of times someone had threatened him, especially someone rich and power full he would have a number to rival the amount of deaths in steel mills.
He turned around walking back "I feel bad for the prince" he said once he was back within ear shot of the pilot. He knew the marriage was a farce or atleast he had assumed. In his life he had met many nobles that shaped the industrial kingdom mostly by being close to the prince, he knew most were back stabbing bastards. He was glad to see his guesses about the princess hadn't been to far off.
He felt sad too, again politics threatened peace again the horrible men and women that brought about such beauties as child labor were off to mess up someones life. He scrunched up his face at the whole even in the same look most men gave after watching a old man loose control of his bowels. "It was a bad statue of a wolf and a whale by the way, I think we are suppose to be the wolf" he said
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[Elekta Kount]

Benjamin Raveran
Industrial Son

"Quite." Pélissier responded as he too followed the couple in-front of him. The lieutenant watched as the couple bounded from one stall to another, a smile was on his lips the entire time he observed them.

"Oh Benjamin I'm afraid I have some bad new and must apologize now..."

Benjamin's heart sank when he heard the water princess frown.

"I'm afraid I will never love you..."

What!? No! Benjamin thought, a bit tragically one might add.

"...as much as I love this bread!"

Benjamin would then feel Kai tackling him in the shoulders.

Wat?

Don't get him wrong, a it felt like a damn of relief had been brusted, but he was just a bit...stunned. Before he could say anything, however, he felt Kai's soft voice enter his ears. "Okay here's the plan, grab all the jam you can and I'll go get some more bread. Meet me at my table in no more than a minute. Seriously don't make me wait!" Granted, the words were a bit rougher, but it wasn't like Benjamin had much to object to. Though before anything else could happen, Benjamin felt a gust of wind where Kai was just been, followed by the sound of a hearty laugh coming from Pélissier.

Benjamin blinked for a few moments, before realizing what she had said as both Reith and Pélissier came over.

Reith then said. "I suppose she asked you to bring some jam, right? I'll help you carry some...we might need quite a few jars. Perhaps with different flavors too. Can't keep her waiting..." and said somthing after that, but Benjamin could not hear.

He grabbed two flavors seemingly at random, which were strawberry and grape. Pélissier came over to the stall, with a smile on his face, and picked up the two jars that Benjamin had used and examined them. "Ah, you gave her the curved and the rounded combo, magnifique!"

Pélissier then lifted the two jars, putting hte one in his right hand into his left with the other jar, he grabbed two buttering knives in the process.

"Uh, yeah, I mean I like that...but..." Pélissier raised an eyebrow as Benjamin grabbed two more jars, and then Pélissier smiled,

"Ah, the tri-berry combination, it is sure to put a smile on her face, tout à fait le mouvement astucieux." Pélissier said as he watched Benjamin grab hold of the two jars. It was then Hope began whining again, prompting Benjamin to look down. Apparently the Hippo wanted some of that jammed bread.

"Alright little lady." Benjamin said with a smile, as he held up a slice of jammed bread to the little hippo. "Eat up."

As the hippo was devouring the bread, getting crumbs all over Benjamin's vest, Benjamin and Pélissier began following after Reith.

"Mon amie, you doing excellently, I think she may have fallen for you." Pélissier said, as he gave the industrial son a friendly nudge.

"Well, I mean, do you think so? I-I mean, she's not that ba- What am I saying? She's wonderful!" Benjamin replied, almost whispering his excitement. "I mean she's so upbeat, and nice, and...and..."

"Cute?" Pélissier offered.

"Uh, yeah, but I was thinking...you know." Benjamin said, tilting his head a bit.

"Beautiful?" Pélissier said as he glanced at the young industrial son. Benjamin just nodded, looking away as his checks once again warmed up again.

"Ah, then you should tell her, Mon jeune ami." Pélissier said as he returned his eyes forward. "A women loves being told that she is beautiful, you will learn tooo...Par tout ce qui a été inventé tout ce qui, au nom de tout ce qui est saint, est ça!" Pélissier exclaimed midway through his lecture, causing Benjamin to turn his attention forward as well, much to his grief.

Standing a bit off was the statue of the wolf and whale. It was big, Benjamin thought, and the blow torching efforts wasn't half bad. But still....

"Mon Dieu, is tha-" "I think that's my sister's gift." Benjamin said, a sweet-drop rolling down the side of his head.

"It is...quite, symbolic." Pélissier was trying to find the words to describe it. "But it is rather....rough, no? Although, I should not be too surprised, your sister does love to...show off."

"I get the feeling that she didn't intend on this." Benjamin said, as he was now hunched slightly, brought down a bit by the idea alone, before sighing. "*Sigh*, I did tell her to make it a bit personal..."

It was then Benjamin heard laughing to his side, and glanced over to see Pélissier chuckling. "What's so funny?"

"Hmhm, oh? Oh, nothing." Pélissier said as he looked to the floor with a smile, before looking over to the boy. "I was simply thinking, it would seem you have indeed surpassed your sister in at least one regard."

"Really? That's uh, heard to believe." Benjamin said, looking up at Pélissier. "What exactly did I supass her? Besides, you know, ineptitude."

"Do not sell yourself short, Jeune ami." Pélissier said, as he gave Benjamin a warm smile. "You have won the hearts that would have been lost if it was your sister. However, it is in this instance that I am talking about surpassing her in the field of romance."

"R-romance?" Benjamin looked up at Pélissier in disbelief. "But...how?"

"Is it not obvious, only minutes had passed since the two of you have met, yet it would seem that you have already captivated her." Pélissier gave a sly smile. "Quite impressive even for my standards."

"Wa-wha-bu." Bejamin stuttered in place, he face began to cook up again, but then he felt a hand on his shoulder.

"Calm yourself, Mon jeune ami." Pélissier said with a chuckle. "I understand. Your intentions are much more nobler." Benjamin could only look down, trying to hide his face. Underneath that hat, he was muttering about somthing.

Pélissier just smiled, and gave him a pat on the shoulder, before turning in the direction that Reith had went. "Now, we should not keep your Princesse waiting; after all, mousier Reith warned us not to keep her waiting for too long."

Benjamin could only nod in response, as the two continued onward.

When the two arrived, being the last ones to do so, another young women was sitting with the water princess.

"Mosuier Reith, Princesse Baymoon." Pélissier gave a nod to Reith, as the guard and boy began to set down their jams onto the table, Pélissier setting the butter knives on two opposite sides of the table.

"Apologize for the delay, but we were distracted by somthing...big, to say the least." Pélissier said, before turning his attention to Serenity. Putting one hand on his chest and the other behind his back, he bowed a bit towards Serenity while looking at her. "Ah, and who here is the lovely madame?"

Benjamin just stood off to the side of Pélissier, at the moment keeping a bit quite. Hope was sitting in his pocket, trying to wipe it's lips of the jam, before eyeing the bread currently on the table.
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The Purrsian drew out a copper and brass machine half the size of a shoe box from his rucksack. It had knobs, dials, and glass lenses which he adjusted before setting up a foldable tripod on the ground in front of Sabaton and he.

He attached an electric cord with a button on the end to it, before asking his companion to stand in front of the Glowing Drow.

"That ain't some mini-canon, is it?" asked a patron of the tavern who was watching them with interest.

"No, this is a camera." chuckled the tailor. "It takes photographs." He joined the berserker, trailing his cord with him. "Ready, Sabaton?" he looked up at him. "Smile!"

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[NyanNyanYummy]

Before meeting up with Kale, Alice stops by the booths to look for something decent to drink. She stops at a Dark Realm booth and purchases an expensive bottle of wine. Looking around still, she purchases a few bottles of juice from a water kingdom vendor. I've never even heard of half this stuff, I hope it tastes halfway decent. As she walks to the water kingdom tables, she looks at the labels on the juice bottles, trying to figure out what kind of fruit was in it. What in the world kind of fruit is this, the juice is a milky green. I'm sure Kale will know what it is, I just hope it tastes ok.

As Alice rounds the corner, she sees the edge of Kale's back, standing in front of the tables. "Hey Kale, hope you got some snacks. I got us a Dark Realm wine. It probably tastes like shit, but I bought some juice to mask the flavor. On the plus side, it should be strong enough to make things less..." she finally reaches the tables, seeing that quite the crowd has amassed around a huge stack of bread. "...awkward" Alice finishes, trailing off.

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[Haeo]

His Highness Danil Draven Crown Prince of the Dark Kingdom

Spoiler: Location

Homeland

Spoiler: Company

A certain Purrsian tailor and co.

Danil Draven, Crown Prince of the Dark Realm and often victorious leader of its most famous army had been surprised for the first time since the end of the war. It seemed that his face was more widely known than he believed it to be. Although, in all honesty, he was more surprised by the fact that his presence hadn't been openly made public knowledge yet. It had become painfully obvious that the tailor knew his identity and was playing along masterfully. The lady from the next booth over hadn't realized his intent but hadn't retaliated or made any further scene when he responded so harshly to her polite greeting. Besides, the entire affair was crawling with security from multiple kingdoms. The fact that he had escaped fanfare so far was immensely odd.

Then again.

His betrothed herself was completely oblivious, standing before him, and making polite conversation. Yet, her guard looked like she was going to choke on the sight of the Dark Prince's face while trying to do her duty and inform her mistress of his identity. It was almost comical, but he found it somehow... depressing. It seemed that his gifts hadn't done as much as he wished to blunt the Fire Kingdom Princess's fear of him. The fact that she didn't even suspect his identity only drove home exactly how distant her mental image of him was from the reality. At least it served his purpose at the moment.

He sighed softly, a subtle and sad smile turning up the corner of his mouth as he simply answered the princess's apology with a silent bow. Now he had to overcome the nerves of a startled Purrsian tailor without losing face or appearing to be uncaring. A simple secondary matter had suddenly become a significant chore. Yet, at least he could hear his sister play.

He had never heard this piece that drifted on the breeze but it held power and clearly commanded much of the fair's attention while it lasted. The Fire Kingdom was gaining a treasure far beyond what they expected. Though, she probably wouldn't submit to anything without a fight. The corner of his mouth twitched a little closer to an ironic smirk for a moment before dropping again. They all had their hands full.

He refrained from speaking until he was again alone with Mr. Bronson. It wouldn't do to be too non-nonchalant regarding the conduct that surrounded Princess Teno. But, by the same token, it had been fairly obvious that the bond between the tailor and the princess was a long standing one of a reputable character. Furthermore, the matter of propriety would only be significant during formal events. The Dark Realm was far more rigid about public conduct, but only if the people didn't like you. Princess Teno would be expected to act in a very different way from her normal once she arrived. Helping her adjust to that could be a challenge. He found himself sighing again. Perhaps he was more fatigued by his journey than he had thought.

"Mr. Bronson. Getting back to the matter at hand, as we are both busy men, I would like to be as efficient in our business as possible. I originally desired only to use this hide as barter to purchase an order from you. What I am currently wearing is the traditional formal garb suitable to my rank. Parties, ceremonies... even afternoon tea, should that become a new tradition, would all be situations requiring this attire." He gave a brief moment for this to sink in. The Dark Realm was the only region with sufficiently dangerous creature populations to require such a thing. Indeed, the castle itself was assaulted regularly less than a century before. While he did not speak formally or change his manner very much, it would likely be clear to any observant person that the charade had only been to avoid interruptions during their business. With that objective failed so miserably, it would not be much longer before the traveling man had to become the Crown Prince again. "However, it has been more than eighty years since the practical basis for this tradition was dealt with. I would like formal wear suitable for a variety of less ceremonial events, made of whatever materials you believe to be appropriate. Furthermore, I would appreciate it if you could use a portion of this hide to make a heavy cover for a two person bed. It's flame resistant qualities may prove to be rather more valuable than I had originally thought. Will there be sufficient remaining material to cover the expenses as well as the costs involved in delivering the finished product?"

As he finished speaking, and began waiting for an answer, Danil slid his hand into a concealed pocket beneath his armor and pulled out a small piece of mildly enchanted metal. Idly, he twirled it around his fingers as though it were nothing of great significance. Yet, this piece of metal was shaped into the form of the tip of a drake's tail and served as a pass that granted unfettered access to the Castle of the Dark Realm. There were only a few of them in existence and their locations were never flaunted without cause.

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KAI BAYMOON
Water Princess

Soon enough Kai had acquired a concoction of people at her table. It felt like they were all talking to her at once, and Kale of course had to jump scare her from behind. "I take it you're enjoying yourself, then, eh, Kai?" How is it that everyone she knew from the the Water Domain was able to sneak up on her. She watched happily as Rein and Serenity shared small talk and teased back at Kale,"I see you've acquired some interesting art work... I'm guessing you're the whale? Can't blame her, not everyone knows your name symbolizes the tides." Kai laughed joyfully and began picking at the bread in front of her.

While she used some of the jam Rein had brought, Benjamin and Pelissier arrived carrying more. Kai smiled happily and began making servings for everyone. With out looking up she sweetly called to Benjamin,"Oh lover boy...aren't you going to come sit next to me?!" Kai grinned knowing she'd cause some sort of reaction among the group.

She looked up happily, but her expression noticeably changed to serious as she saw Alice approaching the table."Hey Kale, hope you got some snacks. I got us a Dark Realm wine. It probably tastes like shit, but I bought some juice to mask the flavor. On the plus side, it should be strong enough to make things less...awkward" upon further inspection of the "juice" she was holding Kai realized what she'd bought, and was trying extremely hard to hold back her laughter.

The drink was of course from the Water Domain and was commonly drunk by lovers, which explained why someone would be selling it here. Kai turned to whisper to Benjamin giggling just slightly,"What ever you do, don't drink the green juice...it's an aphrodisiac, and it kinda tastes nasty." She vaguely remembered the ingredients in the drink, but she knew there were oysters in it because they were what caused it to take on its milky appearance.

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[Elekta Kount]

Benjamin Raveran
Industrial Son

As Pélissier was speaking to Serenity, Benjamin heard Kai sweet voice call for him. "Oh lover boy...aren't you going to come sit next to me?!" It caused Benjamin to blush just a little more then he already was, as he turned to Kai with a smile. However, he froze when he saw someone standing behind her, it seemed like her brother. A part of him felt like running away or at least hiding himself behind Pélissier, but then he saw Kai's happy face, and all such thoughts vanished from his head.

Taking a deep breath in an attempt to steady his nerves, Benjamin made his way to Kai and pulled out a seat for himself, then slowly sat down next to her. He had put on a brave smile but made an effort not to make eye contact with her brother. Looking over, Kai's facial expression had become serious, and Benjamin could only follow where she was looking at, all the way up to...

"Hey Kale, hope you got some snacks. I got us a Dark Realm wine. It probably tastes like shit, but I bought some juice to mask the flavor. On the plus side, it should be strong enough to make things less...awkward"

"Oh, hey sis." Benjamin said, not being able to resist giving an embarrassed smile, sighing just a little as he looked at his sister. It had barley been half an hour since they made land fall, and his sister had already gotten her hands on some alcohol. This might not end to well...

Benjamin then noticed that Kai seemed to be trying to container herself. She looked pretty cute, the way she was trying so hard to keep a poker face, yet he could see part of her was cracking. However, Benjamin was more curious about what she found funny, was it his sister's...somthing? Nope, as he found out in a matter of seconds, as Kai whispered to him "What ever you do, don't drink the green juice...it's an aphrodisiac, and it kinda tastes nasty."

It took him a secound to process her words, but this time, instead of a darker shade, Benjamin's face lit up in a much lighter shade of red. On top of that, Benjamin sinking deep into his seat, as his mind began to ponder on what such a thing was used for...

He would of said somthing to his sister, but he leaned in sideways and whispered back to her. "B-b-bu-but...why w-would y-you ne-e-ed su-uch a th-thing!?"
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Penelope Draven: Dark Princess
Location: Homeland
Company: Flynn Wulfgarr


Penelope's stomach twisted itself into knots as she waited for disapproval or approval of the senior musician and as he responded with such positive feedback a large smile crept onto the Dark Princess's face as she looked down into her lap sighing in relief before tucking the loose strands of hair behind her ears but this revealed that the slightly tip on her ear had turned a soft pink colour as the extensive praise from a fellow musician created a feeling of embarrassment and happiness inside the 17 year old. "Thank you." Penelope says as the teenager began to show a new side to herself, the sort of cute and bubbly side of her who acted her age and she also didn't seem to be shackled by the responsibility in that moment. She was just a teenager playing the piano and nothing more in that moment and Penelope found that extremely freeing and so she clung onto that feeling for as long as she could but her train of thought was interrupted by Flynn's voice as she snapped herself out of her small day dream.

"Perhaps you'd be willing to answer a few questions about you and your brother to make it Perfect?" Flynn asked "I see you're in no rush to meet your husband-to-be? Forgive me if I'm over stepping myself." Flynn says as Penelope shuts the lid of the piano as she looks up to Flynn who had set down his empty glass on the piano as Penelope's eyes meet his as a mischevious smile comes across her lips "You're correct, I'm in no hurry to meet that chunk of metal with arms and legs." Penelope says curtly as she didn't even like talking about him "Don't worry about overstepping yourself, we're all in arranged marriages so I think everyone is feeling slightly over stepped on but what can we go." Penelope says standing up but still not matching anywhere close to Flynn's height even with her heeled shoes on. "I'm happy to answer questions about myself but not about my brother." Penelope says as she needed to respect her brothers privacy "however you may ask about our relationship." The 17 year old says "Fancy walking and talking? I still want to look around the stalls." Penelope says as she waits for him before the two begin to slowly walk between stalls as the lightning necklace once again caught Penelope's attention. ​

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[Capricornus]

Serenity Arkents
Best Friend to Water Prince​

"I'm doing fine. We're gonna have a...'snack' before the lunch starts. We even invited the Prince of the Industrial empire and one of his guards. They should be coming soon..." Rein answered before looking behind him for an instance. Serenity's face lit up, finally understanding what was going on. She laughed: "Well this 'snack' will probably be more than the actual lunch." She looked at the table, which was barely visible because of all the food stacked on it.
"Those are some pretty flowers, Serenity. Where did you find them?", Rein asked her. She was kind of glad that someone asked her about them, as she could talk about them forever. "Oh these? I got them at the various stands, who were showcasing their bouquets for the brides-to-be. I bought them for my mother, as a souvenir, kind of. She always told me about her various trips to the other kingdoms, when she was still younger, and how she enjoyed the fauna and flora of those places. She also taught me a lot about the many uses and meanings of flowers!" Serenity realized that she was already getting off-topic, so she opened her basket and grabbed a flower. "Here", she held her hand out with a blue dandelion in it. "Since you find them so pretty. It fits your eyes!", she said smiling.

Serenity used this opportunity to lean a little closer to Rein, as to not have to talk too loudly. "So, about the Industrial Son, how did their meeting go? Kai seems much more relaxed than this morning. Yet I'm not sure if it is because of the food or because things went better than expected.", she joked.

Serenity noticed more people joining the table. She knew exactly who they were, well at least one of them. She looked at the younger one of the two, being almost entirely sure that it was the Industrial Son, yet she had somehow expected him to look... different. His companion excused their delay, before turning to Serenity, bowing. "Ah, and who here is the lovely madame?"

Serenity was flattered by his greeting, and replied with a bow as well. "My name is Serenity Arkents, acquaintance of the royal siblings of the Water Domain. It is an honor to be here. Might I ask for your name?", she asked smiling, yet with a serious tone and posture.

Not too long after, another person joined the table. Serenity didn't quite catch what the woman was talking about, but if it hadn't been for the Industrial Son calling her 'sister' she would most likely not have guessed who it was. Her long black hair, her face, she was gorgeous. She was talking to Kale, obviously, and as Serenity looked at what she had in her hand, she couldn't but wrinkle up her nose lightly and bite her lips. The Industrial Daughter could be glad that Kai warned her and saved her from a catastrophe that was just waiting to happen.

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"Oh these? I got them at the various stands, who were showcasing their bouquets for the brides-to-be. I bought them for my mother, as a souvenir, kind of. She always told me about her various trips to the other kingdoms, when she was still younger, and how she enjoyed the fauna and flora of those places. She also taught me a lot about the many uses and meanings of flowers!" Rein nodded his head, smiling wide.

"Really? I never knew your mother traveled before. Hmm...Well I'm sure Mrs. Arkents will love the flowers, Serenity."

"Here", she held her hand out with a blue dandelion in it. "Since you find them so pretty. It fits your eyes!" The Kelpie brightened up from the offered flower and graciously accepted it. "Thank you!" He tucked the flower in his hair and behind his ear. That's when she leaned over and whispered in his ear.

"So, about the Industrial Son, how did their meeting go? Kai seems much more relaxed than this morning. Yet I'm not sure if it is because of the food or because things went better than expected."

"Both really. Their meeting went surprisingly well. They were shy, at first. Not going to lie - they were so cute- but Kai got comfortable the more they talked with each other." Rein responded back. He had to hold back his laughter when he noticed how Kai keeps calling Benjamin 'lover boy'. He greeted Pelissier and Benjamin with a friendly grin. Now Kale's here and-

'Oh no...' Rein mentally groaned as Alice showed up as well, his face stayed as neutral as possibly.

"Hey Kale, hope you got some snacks. I got us a Dark Realm wine. It probably tastes like shit, but I bought some juice to mask the flavor. On the plus side, it should be strong enough to make things less...awkward"

Like it wasn't already awkward to carry the gross green juice that has an aphrodisiac inside with wine...

Rein stared at the juice with pursed lips before sighing and shaking his head. He's not going to say anything as he rather the intense princess hears it from someone else.

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[lissamissal]

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KAI BAYMOON
Water Princess

"B-b-bu-but...why w-would y-you ne-e-ed su-uch a th-thing!?" His breath in her ear sent tingles down her back. Kai turned to look at him and talked in a low voice, "You did research on my Kingdom, so you must know we're very spiritual? Water symbolizes a good amount of things like purity, reflection, and intuition..." Kai spoke even more softly, "But it also represents life and fertility...and aphrodisiacs...you know...?" Kai knew the others from the Water Domain would recognize the drink as well and surely would say something. Somehow the thought of Alice drinking it sounded like an easy means of payback for her intensity and slight threat to Kai earlier, she mischievously began to grin. She continued to quietly chat with her prince, "I know it must seem strange, but we take meanings and symbolism very seriously...even our names are chosen based on their meaning."

She looked down bashfully. Kai was proud of her culture, but she knew not everyone was accepting of it in the other Kingdoms, especially the ones that were once considered enemies. She turned away and began eating some jammed bread and drinking her water in silence. She tried hard to silence her feelings and thoughts, yet now she couldn't help but feel judged by Benjamin's response now that she thought more about it. Kai looked towards Rein and scrunched her face ever so slightly as she spoke, "Umm Rein would you please take away my plate, I'm afraid I'm not as hungry as I thought." The lie, a telltale sign she now felt uncomfortable, would be obvious to everyone who knew her. Kai was always hungry.

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[NyanNyanYummy]

Alice's face turns a light red, seeing everyone at the table turn to look at the Industrial Daughter holding a bottle of strong wine. She pauses for a second to reassess her situation, extremely aware that people were still watching her. She puts on a large smile, switching her personality to social mode. "Haha oops. Hello everyone, Hello Benjamin. Seeing as i've just embarrassed myself, I may as well get on with introductions." Alice gracefully dips into a deep curtsy, moving the bottles behind her back to try and detract attention. "For those of you who do not know me, I am Alice Raveran, the Industrial Daughter."

Alice's focus turns to her brother and princess Kai. They had looked like young lovers when she interrupted them, but now Kai had a disturbed look on her face, with her young brother looking confused and a bit hurt. She takes a seat in front of Kai, popping the cork off the wine bottle in one quick flick of her thumb. She stares the girl in the eyes, but unlike their first encounter, Alice's look was a bit more troubled. Her earlier actions were meant to protect her younger brother from getting hurt by the princess, but now it seems she may have caused him trouble. She takes a large drink from the Dark Realm wine, letting out a quick refreshed sound when finished. "Hello again little sister."

Alice opens the bottle of juice, shivering from the strong exotic smell. She pours herself a small amount of juice, swallowing it up in one drink. The juice had a very strong unidentifiable taste, with a very spicy after taste. She could not tell if she liked it, but suddenly Alice could feel her face become flush. She turns her attention back to the uncomfortable girl, "This is a Water Kingdom juice right? What kind of fruit is it?"

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[Elekta Kount]

Benjamin Raveran
Industrial Son

"Ah, what a lovely name." Pélissier said, lower his head as he bowed dramatically. "I, belle femme, am Lieutenant Jean-Philippe Pélissier, at your service."

He then turned to the Keplie servent, and started to chuckle. "The madame has quite the taste for fashion, that Jolie petite fleur does indeed bring out your eyes."

It was then, he noticed Benjamin's sister, and turned to her. "If is not our nation's madame, Quel timing, and I see you have bought for us some beverages!"

Benjamin was just recovering himself a bit, and whispered back to her. "O-oh, I see-e...I-I see-e" He was not used to....the birds and bees, in general, to say the least. But he could understand what Kai was talking about, with the symbolism and all. Pélissier himself had explained some of this before hand, and it was actually him that taught him the word "aphrodisiac", which also existed in the Industrial Kingdom for the same purpose, albeit differnt forms and for differnt reasons.

Actually now that he thought about it, it shouldn't have been that surprising for him. There was much drama in the upperclasses involving stuff like that, or at least, talking about such things like that. Although Benjamin usually did not care for such things like that.

Benjamin watched as his sister took a swig of the wine, and then a small glass of the juice. He felt like he should of said somthing, but at the same time...it might help her with her partner, or at least relaxing her or somthing. Didn't really hurt her now...least that what he reasoned.

But he only looked at his sister for a few more seconds before he wanted to say somthing to Kai, but then he heard her say "Umm Rein would you please take away my plate, I'm afraid I'm not as hungry as I thought."

That surprised him, she had seem so excited about the bread not too long ago, and now she wasn't?

"A-are you-u sure?" Benjamin asked, a bit concerned now. "Y-you haven-n't t-tried t-the tri-triple berry com-mbination...Is-s yo-our sto-omach feeeelin' alri-ght?"

Pélissier, meanwhile, caught a wif of the strong juice, took a step towards the table and gently grabbed the juice bottle. He swirled it around, examining the liquid, before bringing it up to get a better smell of it.

Then it hit him.

Quietly, he placed the juice bottle down, nodding with a smile at Alice in the process, before taking a step back to where he was. He then leaned in to Reith and asked. "Mosuier Reith, tell me, does thing contain oyster? By chance?"
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KAI BAYMOON
Water Princess

"Hello again little sister." If Kai could shoot daggers from her eyes, Alice would probably be regretting what she said. She could take the pain Benjamin had caused her because he was naive and probably didn't know he'd offended her. Alice was a totally different story, she was calculated and fed off insecurity. Surely she knew Kai would never accept her calling her little sister, especially because of Katrina. Her heart ached from the reminder of her true big sister and she watched happily as Alice drank every last drop of the aphrodisiac, not saying a single word.

Alice's face became flush quickly reminding Kai of another ingredient, chili pepper... and then Alice spoke to her again. "This is a Water Kingdom juice right? What kind of fruit is it?" Kai pondered how to respond. She knew this was a test, surely Alice could tell there was only one fruit in the drink, which didn't explain the color at all, and had felt the after burn of the peppers. She could hear Benjamin saying something, but since she wasn't sure what he'd said she only responded to Alice, "Oh I think that one is honeydew with ginger..." it was a good response in her mind. Honeydew was a clean taste that explained the color and milkiness, while ginger would also leave a slight after burn. She kept her eyes on her as they spoke knowing if she looked away the princess would see it as weakness or a sign of her lie.

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[Katsuya]

The servant thanked the lieutenant for the compliment, smiling a bit. He didn't mind since he did like flowers and it was a present from Serenity. He wanted to show it off. The he saw Alice drank the juice while trying to make conversation with Kai. Rein sighed again before taking the plate away from Kai and placing it beside her.

"Mosuier Reith, tell me, does thing contain oyster? By chance?" Pelissier asked and the Kelpie nodded silently as he didn't know what to say right now. Not when Kai is feeling uncomfortable. Then she glared at Alice when she called her 'Little sister'...that's not good...


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[NyanNyanYummy]

"Oh I think that one is honeydew with ginger..."

"Honeydew and ginger huh?" Alice takes another small taste of the juice, swirling the flavor in her mouth while smelling the bottle. She still could not pinpoint the exact flavor of the ingredients, but princess Kai had the face of every aristocrat that ever tried to get one over on her. Alice grabbed 2 clean cups, filling one with juice and another with wine, passing the juice to the young princess. "Perhaps you'd like to have a drink with me to allow me to make up for my earlier rudeness?" Alice places both bottles in the center of the table to either side of them, refusing to break her sight with Kai's, as she could not fight the feeling they were now engaged in battle.

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KAI BAYMOON
Water Princess

"Honeydew and ginger huh?" Kai watched in horror as Alice poured her a glass and set it in front of her, "Perhaps you'd like to have a drink with me to allow me to make up for my earlier rudeness?" It was too late to back down now and Kai knew it. Her hand began to shake under the table and she had to grasp it with her other to stop it. Looking daringly into Alice's eyes she accepted the challenge, "Of course! To what shall we drink to?" Kai's hand embraced the glass. Her emotions were starting to overwhelm her, and while she could not influence the atmosphere of the homelands her storm calling abilities jumped around looking for even a small source of water. Sure enough, small clouds began taking shape around all the water glasses just out of sight to the two princesses lock by their eyes in battle.

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"Of course! To what shall we drink to?"

Alice gave the princess a grin one would give a worthy rival, as Kai hesitatingly grasped the unknown juice. Alice had assumed the girl would crumple up and admit to what the drink was, but the princess had called her bluff. "Syn" she says, calling out to her assistant.

Syn appears from behind the crowd, seemingly from nowhere. "Something I can help you with Alice?" she said, addressing the Daughter in a familiar tone.

"Please get drinks for everyone here, I believe a toast is in order." Syn disappears into the crowd, returning a few minutes later with a plate of drinks, handing them out to everyone but Kai and Alice. Alice pours a large glass of the Dark Realm wine, handing it to Pélissier before speaking again. "Everyone, please gather around, I'd like to make a toast." She stands up from her seat, continuing her eye lock battle with Kai. "I honestly had no idea what to think coming here. Marriage has been the last thing on my mind, and I was certainly apprehensive about leaving my young brother with the princess from a kingdom that, not long ago, was considered to be one of our worst enemies." Alice pauses to give her younger brother a sweet sisterly smile. "However, after seeing how this young princess makes my brother smile, and seeing the defiant fire of youth in her eyes, I now believe that I will be leaving my home in good hands. And as a show of good faith, I will not be bringing my personal army with me to the Water Kingdom. I promise both Kai and Kale that they will see to it that my younger brother and his future wife will remain safe." Alice turns to Kale, lifting her glass in respect. "To young love, and to Princess Kai. Cheers everyone!" Alice downs the glass in a single breath, tossing the glass against the floor. She once again returns her gaze to Kai, giving her a mischievous sideways grin.

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