So I'm kinda nervous about this, I'm putting a part of my actual book on her since this blog is under my Pin name, so I hope people will enjoy it and give some feed back, this is around chapter nineteen, I figured this would be a good spot without giving too much away. but feel free to ask about character designs or persona. I have are that I've made about them including art for the world building. I'm hoping to start posting some videos for some asmr content set in my book's world that's a bit further in the future as to not get the timeline mixed up, but here, and this is not polished just the thoughts!
"Good Morning, my guest!" The Rose smiled as she floated into the room, long white hair trailing behind her. "I hope your first night was well? Your Miss Iron seems to have put the fear of the Moons in my poor maids. My dear Minister has never been taken by one so. I may have to release him to you. Now, Octavian, your godmother has sent me a message: I am to take you to the captial along with your court in one month's time. It is important that we make sure to sniff out any enemies before taking you deeper into the Bouquet."
"Of course," Octavian frowned looking down at his morning soup. "I am sorry for imposing."
"The Peony was honestly discussing invading to render aid," the Rose sighed. "The Peony was not sure if you would have taken that well."
"No, I would not have," Octavian sighed. "My Lady, I....Thank you again for taking us in."
"Of course, but please call me Auntie Mei," Mei smiled and reached out to pat his hand. "There is much that needs to be done, including getting the Priestess and her court up to the task of leading an army."
"Oh crap," Florence groaned. "I should have known there would be training."
"Very much so, and courtly training as well, you are going to have to campgin to get Gothia back, you cannot just win her in war."
"I thought as much," Octavian sighed around a dumpling. "I might have to appeal to more than justthe Bouquet. Platinum has a new type of weapon, it can get through not only the Permafrost, but it got through Black Vail. The numbers of colateral damage haven't even settled yet. there were reports of large chunks falling, stabbings and slicings, I can't even see into the City because of how bad they attacked and that's not stating that there isn't even more going on."
"I see, we will have to reach out," Mei frowned, placing her chop sticks down on the rest. "Octavian, You will not like the journey ahead. It will be a great trial."
"I've been living in one for as long as I've ruled," Octavian frowned at the elf. "Peace will taste sweeter the longer I am without it, but we will grow fat on it's rewards."\
After breakfast, Iris stood before Iron with arms crossed as she held up the long and to Iris' insistence, cumbersome gown.
"My Lady, please," Iron huffed. "You cannot just flounce around town in your normal clothing!"
"I cannot fight in that thing!" Iris hissed like an angry cat. "It' drags the floor!"
"You are a Lady, of course it drags the floor!" Iron groaned. "You cannot fight here, you have to be a Priestess not a warrior!"
"But I don't know anything about the traditions of the Diamonds!" Iris gulped.
"I do," Iron roll her eyes. "I had a feeling back almost six months ago that I would be your Lady's maid and read up on everything. Now, let's get you dressed for the day and then we will ask Lady Rose to for escort to visit the Ros Garden Library, there should be Gothian literature about the Great Duchies in there.”
Iris blinked and in seconds she was dressed in a long flowing gown with long sleaves that were deep enough she thought she could carry several books in them before she was ushered out of her room and down the hall.
It took Iron and Iris several minutes to reach the library by carriage. Once they got out a small older woman walked out to great them long drooping ears twitching with glee as they walked up to her.
“I’ve been waiting for you,” the woman smiled. “It’s been far too long since a Diamond has visited out lands, I was just a girl the last time I saw one.”
“I didn’t know my Lady’s family visited,” Iron frowned.
“Well, it was a very long long time ago for humans,” the woman smiled. “I was about a hundred and fifity when he came with the Mirror King’s ancestor.”
“and how old are you?” Iris asked.
“Mmmm I’m be seven hundred this coming fall,” the woman chuckled. “Where are my manners? I am Ting Rose, I am a cousin of Lady Rose and keeper of the Rose Library.”
“Um, Hello, I’m Iris Gold, and this is,” Iris turned to Iron realizing she’d never gotten her name.
“Imogen, Imogen Iron,” Imogen smiled and bowed lightly to Ting. “ Pleasure to meet you.”
“Ah, you are good one then be at Lady Gold’s side, aren’t you?” Ting smiled and turned to usher them into the library. “Come come. I’ll set you up with tea and a snack before I bring you the books and scrolls you need. You’ll make a fine Queen out of her in one shape or form, Miss Iron.”
"Of course!" Imogen smiled as she pulled out Iris' chair. "Do you need any help, Miss Rose?"
"No, you sit," Ting smiled and walked away.
Iris frowned then jumped as the door banged open. Octavian coughed, face flushed all the way to his neck and he walked into the library and sat down across from her. Iris frowned as she looked at him, noting that his face hadn't turned back to normal before she jumped as he slammed his head onto her table.
"You good there?" she asked poking him on the crown of his head.
"My cousin is wicked and a fiend!" Octavian huffed before pulling head head up to look at Iris. "Apparently I am not allowed to try to dipl;omatically settle this with Platinum."
"Obsidian, he tried to kill you, he has killed hundreds of innocent people," Iris frowned. "He...He used me to distract you so he could kill our people....."
"I dont' want to ask my people or the Pon La to shed blood for a war that has already cost us too much," Octavian sighed. "I don't want to choose bloodshed because it's what is expected of me as a King."
"You have never done what was expected of a king," Iris frowned. "If you did, I would have been dead for betraying our home."
"But you haven't betrayed our Kingdom," Octavian frowned at her, pull himself up to look at her properly. "The entire tiem I have watched you through the mirrors,. you have done nothing but fight for Gothia, heart and soul you have fought for her. There was never any doubt in my mind that Platinum was using you and Mrs. Copper to further his plans. You have committed crimes by out laws and I fulled expect to have our day in court for you to face justice for these, but you are serving time now, as far as I care."
"You are a strange one, Obsidian," Iris sighed.
"I liked it better when you called me Tavy," Octavian huffed. "Audacity suits you."
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