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╰ ♡ the ashways had not always been the family in power in the autumn court, however they had always been a lavish family. the high lady with her own severe collection of jewels and clothes. luxury items collected as they grew up in the autumn court. the high lady had also inherited a lot when she had been chosen as the next autumn high lady. the same sentiment had extended to her cousins. it's not a surprise when the high lady enters the stall to find the younger female browsing over the jewelry in the stall. eyes tracing over the pendant in question that she had mentioned. ❝ there is a potential that it could be giving the wrong idea, or perhaps it will be a memory to remember of your time in the summer court. ❞ the summer court was not her ideal court to be in, but it wasn't exactly the worst thing for the high lady. ❝ you could still buy it, and where it. if it turns out to not be the right idea, then it lives in your space as simply a memory. ❞
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summer heat is not ideal, as autumnal fae who's home is a perfect balanced, climate of warmth and chill, this has been an adjustment. the methods of cooling down limited to the waters, and as much as the high priestess could compliment the scenic view, she was nor a summer nor a mermaid to enjoy sitting in water all day. nonetheless, a high priestess seldom complains, for zehra it's more pride than anything else. she has even opted for the robes that were suited for this climate, it certainly helped that high priestess of summer was a mentor and friend, and all the more willing to share her seamstress to design some for her. zehra has not heard from her mother since the high rulers placed an end to the king, but in truth, nor was she eagerly waiting either. their deity appeared most entirely on whim, and in the meantime, she's certainly left her priestesses ones with plenty to work through. the high priestess of autumn likes to believe, both can be done, she may enjoy herself and work along with the other priestess as well. it was no different this afternoon as she's strolling through a market in adriata, zehra, as always was a lover of all pretty trinkets, and summer, as dusk also had, would surely have unique babbles to collected. the trip certainly began strong, as she lifted a unique looking pendant. "a mermaid pendant...would this give the wrong idea if worn elsewhere?" she inquires to her companion.
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╰ ♡ kris wasn't necessarily the most devout to the mother. his eldest sister's involvement with the mother and the temples had never been something that drew the summer lord to the temples. though that was more on the relationship held between himself and all of the dragomir's. ❝ everyone would wish for it to be that easy. theoretically the mother doesn't know how to fix it without the dark mother telling her how to unblock it. i fear paying the dark mother a visit in her prison would not be ideal. ❞
ulka shrugs, the details beyond her. what was the mother, and what was their own hand? what would be inscribed in memory as fact, and what as mythos? in another thousand years, once they'd all moved on to the land of milk and honey, young ones would read the history and think it nonsense. not wanting to offend the summer sibling, unaware of his own beliefs of the mother but knowing that one of his sisters is the summer high priestess, ulka says, haughty as ever: "if only it were that easy! couldn't she have had left a scroll of instruction, detailing the steps to free us? is there a parable to learn still, or is the great mother too lazy?"
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╰ ♡ a dragon flying near to the high lord is not something that could startle him. growing up with dragons around had desensitized him to the antics that they could get up to. not to mention that he had shared a bond with a dragon for over a century himself. though he could not describe the white drake as a playful soul, no she was the serious that he needed as the high lord of the dusk court. the quip coming from the head of guard in regards to the playfulness of his dragon brings the softest of a smile to his features for a moment. it's good to see at least one of the drakes not being hardened over the prolonged visit in the summer court. ❝ i do not have something i require help with. ❞ the male more than capable in his duties and scheduling, he would not doubt them. ❝ just checking in with you, i know you have your system in place. but how are you holding up with it all? ❞
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with little else to do – not because he was lazy or incompetent, but because tae had long set up a system where he didn't need to hover over each high family member – the head guard of the dusk court has been able to sample all of the things summer has to offer. a preference to tea, he's yet to find one that mirrors his favorite brew from home, but at least something close enough. and so the dusk fae sits, he sips his tea, and he smirks a bit when his dragon flying overhead swoops when someone comes near, just to give them a fright. " ignore her, she's… playful. " it earns him sass, but he simply looks upon the other. " is there something i can help with ? " he hates being polite and helpful, but tae also is trying not to be labeled an asshole when he simply has little to say or desire to speak.
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╰ ♡ the dusk high lord is not shy to the idea of fishing, a past time for all of the zhou boys before two of them had acquired dragons. time spent as a family upon a boat with the four boys fishing while nari and their mother off doing other things. not that nari was never invited to fish with them. sitting on the boat with yize only reminds the high lord of a time that had long passed.
╰ ♡ ❝ that is the saying, however i would not agree with it. ❞ it certainly was not how the dusk high lord had felt about assisting the other high lieges in taking down the king. ❝ do not doubt your elder brother's skills yize. ❞
the dusk commander rows them off in the rented rowboat, sending them out to the middle of the sea. while the water was uncharted territory for the fae, all water was the same in the sense that all seas were unpredictable. the fishing lure twists in his hand, squid legs twirling limply along with the rope. yìzé liked fishing. it was a simple pleasure in life, something he used to do as a kid. not so much anymore when he could sail the skies.
but - "if you can't beat them, join them. that's the saying right?" he glances over to the other fae, checking on their progress. "need help with your lure?"
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╰ ♡ ❝ i am not agreeing with their methods, i agree they should just announce it so we can move on. ❞ taylan's not entirely eager to learn who would take over gaea, but she does wish to know what they would be like. the emissary of gaea wasn't seen as of late, so she didn't have a connection to them as easily. ❝ it's hard to say aydin, it's likely that it could be something of a power play or it could simply be that no one has been chosen to be the next one in the seat. we won't know until something is actually said. ❞
a scoff, " it's stupid, just plant the information out in the open so the other high rulers can meet them and we can all begin to settle. " he rolls his eyes, ready to get over all of this. it almost seemed as if gaea was trying to scramble for some semblance of power they no longer held, looming hidden knowledge above all of their heads. aydin was tired, of being thrown around as the mother desired and now this. just announce the new ruler and start working to get them out of this damned bubble. " i don't care who it is, i care that they are trying some power play at hiding it. " or lying about there being one.
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╰ ♡ there's a part of taylan that is glad the elder female didn't have to be present for most of the things that they had gone through. some part of the night emissary wished the other could have remained in velaris, away from all of what had been happening. it clearly wasn't over with fully with the fact that they remain trapped within the summer court. ❝ i would not have worried if you came with nothing, most of us showed up in summer with nothing but the items attached to ourselves. ❞ at least the older female had been able to choose what she had brought into the summer court. ❝ you brought chocolate from home? is it even solid anymore? ❞ she laughs briefly. the idea of chocolate in the summer court would be a soft, melted mess instead of the hardened shell of a chocolate. ❝ you didn't have to bring me anything else from home, i will be appreciative of whatever you did bring. ❞ she watches the other dig through the bag as she thinks of how much the other had been informed of. ❝ it's been a long, long journey. how much has nesrin filled you in on of what transpired between here and the capital? ❞ does she know of the dusk court and the drakes that came along with them? or of what had happened between the high lieges and the former king kabir? not that taylan wanted to be the one to tell her elder sister of what had happened. and that doesn't even touch on her own personal life, the calling off of her wedding. ❝ hard to have an appetite when there's so much going on. ❞
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" i did not arrive empty handed, don't worry ! " at least half of her siblings were bound to be disappointed by her souvenirs: she carried no valuable information from home ( which made her think nesrin would disapprove ) and she had packed her siblings' favourite delicacies except for aydin's ( the bottle of liquor she had thought of had been too heavy ). " the chocolatier has a new product, lavender white chocolate. it is divine. truly mothermade. i brought some for you to try. " how far the two bars would go, was a mystery to her. " i also have something you will definitely like somewhere in my bag. it's just a little thing. i tried to travel light. hold on... " crouching down, she grimaced as the fabric of her riding pants tightened against the chafed skin of her inner thighs. she was not going to be traveling any time soon. the summer court would have to do. not that she really had the option to leave anyways ! " have you been well ? i have been so worried. i did my best to come here as quickly as i could when i heard about the transportation. " she had wanted to join them even earlier but it had not felt quite right to leave velaris without a single member of the draven family present. " have you been eating enough ? " her hand gently touched her sibling's cheek, as if the second of physical contact would help her to assess the extent of her sibling's exhaustion.
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╰ ♡ ❝ i have been wholly distracted in finding answers, so i cannot judge you for not having had the chance to check them out either. ❞ the spymaster is a complete workaholic, proving to herself and everyone else that she deserves to call herself a hightower. though neither of her brother's or even their parents had expected that of her. ❝ shall we then? ❞ she offers her arm to the female.
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╰ ♡ ❝ i should not condone us not taking time to actually relax, but i could not think of not looking until things are officially settled fully. if that could ever be the case. ❞ they were raised with entirely different expectations, it's not something that was lost on the adopted hightower. their father had expected that the boys would amount to something of value to the day court. she was the daughter that their mother had never been capable of having. it was of her own will that she wished to prove herself as a member of the hightower family and cedrian's inner circle. ❝ we couldn't ever truly know if it would leave us alone. is it possible that we would even be able to not have something threatening the daily lives of us? ❞ all of it had been taxing on all of them, but the high lieges definitely were the ones that were feeling it even more. addie had seen it in the day high lord when she had spoken with him, the exhaustion clear in the high lord. and she hadn't even revealed the fact that his youngest sibling had aided the king in the dusk court. ❝ ali has an air of confidence to him, it does not surprise me that he enjoys the use of the public baths. ❞ she laughs for a moment.
“ someone must . never change , my dear . if either of us stop looking around for answers , that bodes even more ill for prythian . ” algernon never wishes to be the encourager of working one's hands to the bone , but understands how the hightower siblings function : not well , when there is no clear goal to work towards . ferocious about their studies and what it means to be on the scent like hounds , without such a scent , there is a sense of being lost . he studies her face , and he believes he sees signs of this in her bewilderment , and he knows his theories on the magical idea of travel will not assist . he shares them regardless , because it would bother her more to not hear him , in his mind . “ ugh , the worst pressure . i can't stand it hovering over us . even if we find a way back home , will it let us stay there and recuperate ? ” the day court has not lost much in comparison to the other courts , but a man would have to be blind to not see the strain it's placed on ced . “ these tests confound me … mmm , yes , he's hunted me down . or rather , i stumbled upon him in the midst of these public bathing spectacles . it doesn't seem to bother him . ” algernon still hasn't gotten used to it even after several public spas , so to speak . he retreats into his own little world to get through a simple bath .
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╰ ♡ a century ago persephone had run from all semblances of responsibility to the dawn court. none of them could have expected that she would have returned from her excursions to take up a position in her brother's inner circle. really the timing of it all had been just right, had their father not passed on she likely would not have returned. where she could have been in that moment was beyond her. perhaps she would have remained in summer, the exact place that they all found themselves now. ❝ i have missed you as well soph. ❞ the high priestess spends a lot of her time within the temple, and when she's not she's with her son. ❝ saint obviously went through a lot, but how are you faring after everything ? ❞
two sisters with wildly different lives, but that never deterred soph from seeking the older out or holding any lack of enjoyment in their shared time. quite the opposite, in fact. the younger galathenea enjoyed each moment she was granted to have with persephone, understanding the duties of a high priestess plenty enough. with a soft blow to dislodge any of the loose charcoal, soph sets down the pad on the table and smiles up at seph. " that will always be alright with me. " and unlike her demeanor to most, everything to persephone was genuine. " i know you've been busy, but i have missed you. " adds the younger.
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╰ ♡ ❝ it is far too long. ❞ agrees she. the idea of the whole family getting together was certainly more of a happy thought. ❝ that would be an amazing idea iggy. we could definitely pose the idea to my siblings. ❞ there wasn't likely a chance that they would decline all of them getting together, but saint had a lot on his plate with the changes brewing within prythian. the high priestess wouldn't blame him for being too busy. ❝ it's shocking to think it's been that long already. " it also marks her return to the dawn court, that coming up to it's own decade. ❝ i didn't exactly give you, or anyone of the dawn court, the chance to know much of me before i became a mother. ❞ that was a fact that bothered the dawn lady. ❝ are you sure that you want to hear about the chaos that came with my life? it's a long, and not so happy story. ❞
"which is far too long," iggy surmises - not bothering to do the mental math. in a rare bout of optimism, she proposes, "yes, we should organize something." what are any of them really doing while displaced anyway? rosa is a near constant in the infirmary, working on her whimsies while iggy works herself away. “holy mother — a decade? really?” her smiles breaks into a grimace, realizing how swift the passage of time is. iggy hums, thinking of the many children she’s delivered, who many she held first even before their mother. "i feel like i hardly knew you before you were, cousin. i almost can't picture it." her hands open and close, drawing his attention again. “tell me about it... your life.”
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╰ ♡ continued from here @liu-daiyu
╰ ♡ ❝ it's a shame that a merchant would accuse his customer of stealing instead of just getting the payment he would have wished for. must not make very much if you accuse even the slightest of a fae of theft. ❞ she scoffs adding to the other's words.
╰ ♡ ❝ most probably would not have jumped in, unfortunately fae are an incredibly selfish species. most would not want the attention brought onto them. ❞ technically the spring lady could have walked away from the whole encounter and left the other to fend the merhant off. however that wasn't always the case with willow. at least she had hoped that someone would have helped her if the tables were turned. though she did not expect it. ❝ i certainly will join you, there is nothing that i could not get from another merchant. one that would not accuse anyone of stealing. ❞
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╰ ♡ truthfully willow wasn't fond of the muggy warmth that came with the summer court. though she could appreciate being in a seasonal court opposed to that of the solar courts. she had not enjoyed the sun sitting in one position when they had been stuck in the dusk court. ❝ the heat is not something that i am fond of, but i cannot admit that the day court is any better. how does one live with the sun never moving in the sky? ❞ she's not entirely curious how they survive that, it'd be the same as one of them asking how they love in a constant state of one season. it's just their way of life in their own court. ❝ so who has the deciding power in the case that we choose. i'm afraid there's about 9 courts that would all vote for their own. or we find out who has alliances and who doesn't. ❞ the spring lady did not wish to see the spring court, and roland, playing host to all of prythian any time soon. though she wasn't entirely sure how he felt about that idea.
STATUS: open. no cap. LOCATION: anywhere that pear can run xyr mouth.
"Sunfire, take me. This whole...constantly warm thing is simply not for me," Perry whines, a look of disgust on xyr face as xe once again uses a handkerchief to wipe away the sweat off of it. "Another reason among the many that the Day Court is SUPERIOR to the rest of these ...desolate areas. The next time the Mother, the Cauldron and the Wheel of Fuckery decide to land us in midsummers night hells -- I say we get to choose which one. I'm missing Dusk a bit, that court was full of class."

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╰ ♡ ❝ as would be expected. ❞ the high lady replies with a soft smile upon her lips. silas is certainly not the one that any would expect the autumn high lady to be seen with, yet she gravitates to the charm the mercenary exudes. it is probably not advised for a high lady to be messing around with a mercenary of another court, let alone the one that had been the source of half of the beings that had been threatening them all. however she is more than aware that he, and the majority of gaea, had nothing to do with what kabir had been cooking up against the rest of the courts. a laugh leaving her lips as he whacks the straw dummy with his proclamation. the high lady wouldn't be opposed to learning information if he had it, however it was not the only thing that drew her to him. ❝ i would not say that i am, and it is probably not advisable to be one as a high lady. ❞ she pauses momentarily. ❝ however i am fairly certain that everyone knows that the high lady of autumn is not shy to the idea of a casual relationship or two. ❞ the fact that her daughter had come from a poorly timed excursion with her own spymaster was proof enough to them all that she wasn't shy when it came to that. ❝ as would be the case of most, things must be brewing back in gaea to be announced here when they are ready. ❞
“ … ahhh , my lady . any problem i had with it finds itself mysteriously erased upon revealing that it's you . ” this is the truth . others silas does not much entertain , but when it comes to gaeul , he makes a certain kind of room for her in his heart . it has nothing to do with the fact that she's a high lady , although that certainly doesn't hurt , and everything to do with the fact that when it comes to people , silas desires more gumption , in most , and she provides it in spades . she has left him very little to be wanting after , besides she herself , in several ways . “ thank the stone ! ” proclaims he . he provides one of the straw dummies a celebratory wack before he pauses at the side of the training grounds , closer to she but not yet within her orbit . he pulls the folded , summer - blue towel to the sweat laden at his temples , and he grins at her , shameless , around it . “ i didn't take you for a public lover , lady gaeul , but with one word , i wouldn't deny you . ” adrenaline and desire often ran along the same track for the mercenary . “ for the details , i will say this : i'd have very little to tell you besides . ” he lets the towel drop to the ligaments of his neck , grounded in the feeling of his own pulse and in drinking the sight of her .
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╰ ♡ continued from here @stxrfclls
╰ ♡ the autumn high lady isn't one that often checks in on her general and his army in the space that they choose to train. however checking in with all of her inner circle, the general included, was something that she needed to do after the events of the battle. though as she walked up to the training yards to find the general she had spotted the other court occupying the space. ❝ they are not fae that i am familiar with, perhaps gaea? ❞ eight courts and the capital sharing one set of training yards is never ideal. the summer general, and high lady, were at least hospitable enough to share the space that is technically deemed for their own. ❝ i do not believe their general has been seen for a while. ❞
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╰ ♡ ❝ you think she'd scoff at me or laugh at the incorrigible idea of the summer army fighting with non-magical tridents? ❞ he laughs with his question. it wasn't even an idea he'd actually be taking to the high lady, just keeping things lighthearted. it floors him that someone would go to a weaponsmith to ask them to recreate the very weapon that had taken down the king. that would be entirely reckless to have remade. ❝ it is unfortunate that the fae think that is something that could be replicated in the first place. there's a reason it had remained hidden within our own court until it was needed. we don't need replicas out in the public. ❞ he wouldn't press the other for the details of who, most of them were probably just looking for a harmless copy. ❝ just the usual variety of blades and swords. they grow dull with practice and i wish to have a supply ready should we need it. i do not wish to be unprepared. ❞
avi actually snorts at the general, relaxing much of his demeanor when he figures out who has come in through his door. " ah, i fear you must take that up with your high lady. " he retorts back with ease. at least this one he can understand will be here for actual business. the weapons smith is quite tired of foolish aims or requests, he simply wishes to relish in the return to his forge and make beautiful and deadly things. " i'd apologize, but if you were here all day to the requests i was receiving you would understand. " he's not tattling, he's explaining. " what are you interested in, general ? "
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╰ ♡ ❝ needing a drink to relax is not something that i would be proud to be saying out loud to another. ❞ the statement is more than a start to someone having a substance abuse problem. ❝ there are plenty of other things that can be done to find yourself in a position to feel relaxed. might i recommend the hot springs instead of turning to alcohol. ❞ the hot springs are not often his choice of place to relax, instead he'd prefer to spend time with his wife. though he was not sure of the other's status to even suggest that.
╰ ♡ anyone would have asked, in the politeness of conversation with another. though the general wouldn't lie if it was also in preparation for conversations with his high lady. ❝ as would be expected of any court after the loss of their leader. ❞ he hadn't expected any less of the capital. especially in the temporary time that they remained with an unnamed leader for them. though he wouldn't press the commander for the answer to that question. sure the other is as clueless as he is to that answer.
╰ ♡ ❝ the summer court is not impressed that the barrier remains in place, which i assume to be the same of all courts. i'm sure everyone would prefer to have returned to their homes after the problem was solved. all that summer can hope is that we find a solution to that before the next threat appears. ❞
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╰ ♡ ❝ everyone who is not a member of the summer court is feeling the same thing that you are. and they would be feeling the same forced into your court. i don't know your high lady, but i am almost positive that she is glad to not have all of prythian prying into her court at this very moment. ❞ fae were entirely too centered around themselves and their court. the other insinuating that the summer court wasn't a place that someone could be comfortable. ❝ the key word there is coming to visit your court. you, and every other fae, did not make the decision to visit summer. just as none of us had made the decision to visit the dusk court previously. ❞
╰ ♡ ❝ are you insinuating that the summer court is forgettable? ❞ offended at the idea that the summer court was worse than the autumn court. adriata and the summer court a beauty that he wouldn't have traded for the world. the warm, salt air was his familiar and not something that he'd describe as forgettable. ❝ i believe that to be your opinion of your own court. but believe it or not, all of the courts have an appeal to them. but summer is the best of them. ❞
Xavier shook his head slowly, a wry smile tugging at the corners of his lips. “No, I’m afraid I have to disagree with you on that,” he said, voice low but certain. “If you were coming to visit my home, truly then yes, I’d welcome you in a heartbeat. Because I would be there. That would be different. That would be… home.” He gestured around the space they currently occupied, fingers slicing through the warm, foreign air. “But this? This isn’t it. This isn’t where I belong.”
A pause, then a sly smile curved his mouth, rich with a touch of pride. “Now Autumn… Autumn is another story entirely. That’s not just a place, it’s a destination. A spell woven into every leaf and lantern, a rhythm you feel in your bones when the wind shifts. You don’t just visit the Autumn Court. You arrive.” He glanced toward them again, a spark of mischief in his eye. “And you never quite forget it once you have.”
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