#finally phew

Due to the sudden striking vision and strong physical force, my thoughts came to a complete halt. 

What.

The actual. 

Leon: No matter how hard I tried to control myself, I failed. Seeing you in front of me, I…!

Violette…

Violette!

Please call my name more. I came all the way up here just to see you!

Violette: …!

Leon: I won’t let you go…! Like hell I’d ever let you go!!

Violette: Gh…!

Leon: You are only mine alone!! I love you——

Ageha: This goddamn bastard aaaaargh!!!

Along with Ageha’s abusive shout, I was released from the binding. 

Being unable to move even a single body part, I just stood there in the daze. 

Leon: Wh–what are you doing!?

Ageha: You! 

Leon: Uwa!

Ageha: Piece of crap! 

Leon: Ouc–!

Ageha: So many times!

Leon: Guh…!?

Ageha: Told you not to fuck up!

Leon: Khah!

Ageha: Didn’t I—!!?

Violette: ……

………

Hubert: Princess…are you alright, Princess?

Violette: ……

Hubert: …Princess?

—Violette falls on the floor. 

Hubert: Violette!!

Asagi: Are you okay, Princess!

Tsumabeni: Hey hey…

Uranami: We are done for it seems…

Hubert: It seems like a mere loss of consciousness…

Louis: The northern knight seems to be overly passionate. 

Orpheus: I– I hope she will be fine…?

Ageha: This jerk! He is the worst!!

Ghislain: Seems like the one who caused it has already fainted. 

Hubert: Let them do as they please. I will take care of the Princess. 

Tsumabeni: Need a hand?

Hubert: Nope. I will count on you for this place. 

Asagi: Understood. …You vile nemesis of our Princess!!

—Asagi runs up to them. 

Orpheus: Eh, Asagi…!

Asagi: I am giving you a hand too, lady Ageha!

Ageha: Heck yeah, there’s no going–easy! Make him drop dead!

Asagi: Haaaah—!! 

—Smack continues. 

In the midst of the aggressive chaos,  the sillness from a few hours before feels like a lie— —

Beyond my abandoned consciousness, I can hear a faint voice echoing. 

(In Miléne’s voice) I will be waiting. For that moment— —

But that voice, ever before I could fully process, keeps sinking further down and into the drowsiness…

Without even leaving a single trace behind, it dies from my memory. 

—Scene changes. 

Violette: ……

Hubert: Your face rather seems quite conflicted, Princess. 

Violette: I believe it would rather seem abnormal to not be conflicted in this situation.

Following a few days since I collapsed during the knights reception ceremony, 

I make a visit to Hubert’s place to confirm the course of actions moving forward. 

Hubert: The knights have initiated dwelling smoothly after they were assigned their own residences. 

According to the Four-Butterflies, they're in good health, without any noticeable physical effects too. 

Violette: That…means everything but

Hubert: Speaking of which, there is one more thing to cover.

The northern knight who committed an unacceptable act towards you was bedridden up until yesterday. 

Violette: …!

Hubert: As soon as you ended up collapsing, Ageha and Asagi had taken strict disciplinary actions against him. 

No need to worry. As long he is alive, things will proceed forward. 

Violette: Is he in such a miserable state…?

Hubert: ……

Violette: ……

Hubert: Nope. The second he woke up, he was full of energy and Ageha said she couldn’t put up with how noisy he was. 

Violette: …Hey enough! I want you to quit playing around right there. 

Hubert: Haha…my apologies. But I felt a sense of relief at your concern. 

Violette: Eh?

Hubert: If you have room in your heart for his well–being, then I believe you will be able to engage well with him moving forward. 

He is one of the knights too. It would be troublesome if you held an odd aversion towards him.

Violette: …I completely hear you. 

That situation was so abrupt that… I was floated with mayhem. 

Hubert: I agree. In this Parthedame, we don’t have anyone to commit such outrageous chaos against a princess bearing the title of Reine. 

But conversely, it is a mere proof of their identity as Seed–folks situated below us on the Earth— —

Not exclusive to the northern knight, moving forward as you will interact with them, you might face a lot of additional chaos. 

Violette: …Right…

I wonder if I can handle it well…to be honest, I am a little anxious. 

Hubert: Is that so? Nothing about these is difficult. What you should be worried about is deepening the bond with them.

In summary, you just need to get along with them. Easy stuff, right?

Violette: Get along…

Hubert: Don’t sweat it. You are very beautiful, lovely and attractive in a way anybody would be drawn to you. You have my word. 

Violette: (I wonder why…I don’t find his words quite reliable at all…)

He has always been sweet towards me. I think it is sort of being biased towards one’s relatives. 

I have cautioned myself against the risks for falling into such appraisals. 

Hubert: Are you still anxious?

Violette: It would be a lie to say I am not anxious but…I just cannot keep avoiding it.

It is extremely important to earn the knights’ trust to fulfil my role as a Reine. 

Hubert: Absolutely. I knew that my princess is quite wise. 

You have merely met them. I suggest you get to know each other before anything. 

Perhaps for not having a fulfilling training period, each of them are holding on to elements of uncertainties. 

I have had the Four–Butterflies submit the reports, you should read the details in there. 

Violette: I will do so. 

Hubert: They must have a lot of unanswered questions regarding the Reine who will be directing them onward. 

You must also act with such awareness. To earn their trust, you cannot just keep showing a gentle face. 

By being rigid at times, having enough faith in your own convictions. Even if it were to clash against their viewpoints. 

Violette: So I cannot just let myself go along with what they say…but I also need to make sure to get along with them— —

…

…It is simple to say, but is it not way more of a difficult thing to attain?

Hubert says it with a smiling face which leaves me no room for objections for my honest frustrations. 

Hubert: I am counting on you. …Violette. 

—Scene changes to Violette’s place. 

Akane: Princess, welcome back to the home ♡♡♡

Ruri: Welcome back! You must be tired, aren’t you? I have gotten sweets and tea all arranged for you ✩

Violette: Thank you. 

For some reason I am feeling eased after seeing you two’s faces. 

Akane: Awwh~ Princess! I am being overly flattered ♡♡♡

Ruri: I feel eased after seeing your face too, Princess! I love you so much✩✩✩

Akane: Ah, you are bullying me, Ruri! Only Akane loves her so much!

Violette: Heheh…

I love you guys so much as well. …Let’s have tea together, shall we?

Akane & Ruri: Yeeeas—!

In that brief period of calm tea time, I got a gist of tranquility. 

Marionette: Princess, letters of invitation have just arrived from the knights. 

Violette: Letters of invitation…?

Marionette takes her leave after a bow after handing me the four invitation letters. 

Akane: The shameless–ones trying to seduce our Princess have already taken their very first move…

Violette: Hey Akane…watch what you are saying. 

They are simply doing their job as knights by assessing their Reine, or I. 

Akane: Come on…I say this because…!

Ruri: Hey calm down, Akane. This is one of her important tasks as well. 

On top of that, our job is to always watch over our Princess✩✩✩

Akane: Ah! I see it all now…

If they try to hurt our Princess even a bit, we will pull a sneak attack ♡♡♡

Ruri: You got it right ✩✩✩

Akane: I will beat them up until they have holes all over their bodies ♡♡♡

Ruri: How about skewering their whole body and feeding them to the birds✩✩✩

Violette: You two…please do not deal with anything reckless like that…

Akane & Ruri: Yeeas—!

Letting out a sigh, I drop my gaze onto the invitation letters once again

Akane: Princess…what will you do? Will you accept their invitation?

Violette: …In one way or another, I will eventually need to heighten the amity with all of them.

It is okay by me to accept their invitation but…I need to think twice about who I will spend my time with. 

Since it is my very first time to come in touch with the people from land, everything feels like I am fumbling blindly. 

I don’t even know if I am capable of holding a conversation with them…therefore I will need to think through this cautiously. 

BASICS

FULL NAME: dana waheeda sabar

NICKNAME(S): n/a

BIRTHDAY: may 11 1966

AGE: thirty one

HOMETOWN: prosper, west virginia, united states of america

BIRTHPLACE: huntington, west virginia, united states of america

RELIGION: agnostic

FAMILY

MOTHER: joyce (nee gunn) sabar

FATHER: fahad sabar

AUNT(S): unknown

UNCLE(S): unknown

SIBLING(S): lila sabar (older sister)

COUSIN(S): unknown

PET(S): sergio (macaw) willie (cockatiel)

APPEARANCE: Dana is 5’5, with brown eyes and curly hair which is mostly black but with some streaks of gray beginning. She’s most noticed for her freckles and also has a mark on her chin. She has three tattoos, two on her left arm and one on her right. These are black stick n’ poke tattoos depicting deceased pet birds. While at home, she may take some time to play around with makeup, particularly to emulate styles of the 1960’s and 70s, but when at work or out socially, would likely just wear a touch of color on her cheeks and some mascara. Dana also has quite good posture.

STYLE: Dana’s style is very much inspired by the 1970s, with elements such as fringe and wide pants making their way into their wardrobe frequently. There’s also a strong reference to western/country associated looks. When at work. Dana dresses for function, maintaining an office look that is professional but still incorporates the warm color palette that catches their eye.   At home, Dana is more likely to wear flowing fabrics and earth tones. Dana’s most cherished accessory is their watch, as it’s their most functional clothing item. They’re a firm believer in wearing things until they are unwearable, including recycling the same Halloween costume every year and only owning one bathing suit.

 FAMILY: Dana is not very close to their family, and does not know much about their extended family. Their mother, Joyce was born in the United States and while empathetic and sensitive, was also inconsistent as a parent. Dana’s father, Fahad was born in Iraq, a humorous and hard working man who could also be distant. Fahad was also Dana’s preferred parent and as such, took his moving away when she was 14 hard. Dana has one sibling, an older sister named Lila. The two often competed as children and as such, neither speaks positively of the other. Lila moved away back to Huntington with Dana’s mother and Dana shares very little contact with either, other than the occasional awkward phone calls on birthdays and Mother’s Days.  

FRIENDS: Dana is not very skilled socially, and as such does not have much of a social circle. Dana would likely list her best friends as her birds, finding them much easier to understand than other people. Despite this, she desperately wants more friends. Often Dana fails to understand how her harsh demeanor and inflexibility can be off putting or seem insulting to others. Those that Dana does know and care for (likely based on judging them through interactions at the DMV), she would protect fiercely. 

LIVING SITUATION: Dana shares a small cabin in Prosper with her birds. Their home is adorned with art inspired by her birds and nature. While it’s modest, sporting one bedroom and one bath, it’s more than enough room for Dana and often is her sanctuary if people have been especially annoying that day. The soundtrack of her birds is another calming element, though if she were to have guests, they may not find the same effect. 

WORK: Dana works at the DMV, processing motor vehicle licensing and register. Chances are, if you have a car in Longhorn County, you’ve met Dana. This type of role is one that Dana thrives is as a bureaucrat with just enough customer service time to assert over. While their personality may leave some customers ready to rip their hair out, Dana is quite sure that their position is secure. Most of Dana’s earnings go towards food, her birds and the occasion night out. 

SCHOOL: Dana was an overall good student, whose grades were above average but who would often argue with occasionally other students, but most often teachers.  In school, Dana was far more interested in winning at debate team or running for a title than in making friends. As a child, Dana competitive nature was often an issue when it came to sharing or incorporating other’s ideas and it isn’t something that changed throughout the rest of their life. Dana often knew that their peers did not like them and while they attributed it to jealousy. Dana’s lack of awareness, and sometimes just disinterest for when their words can hurt others led to them making others feel self conscious. 

ASPIRATIONS: Dana largely does not think of the future unless for practical reasons, such as budgeting for bird feed and the occasion night at the pub. If she were to make a change in her life, Dana would likely want to increase her social circle to more than two birds. Since Dana’s satisfied with her home, and her job, there isn’t really much desire for her to leave Lockhorn County