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(By the way, I realized I completely misread one of your earlier posts, number 1333330 [lol]. I thought Caelan was asking if there was anything else Adele was hiding from him. Sorry :( In my defense, I was tired.) Adele was so happy to finally have someone she could trust with everything. It didn't matter what happened to her, Caelan would always be there. She pulled away and gazed into the prince's eyes. She saw there love, care, and kindness. Adele stood up, brushing off her dress. She looked down and realized it still had blood stains from the cougars. "I'm going to go change. I'll be right back." She said, smiling at Caelan before opening the door and going into her room. |
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"Alright" He said softly, watching her go. He changed as well but left his shirt off as the temperature in the room was sweltering to him. He reached back to check where the cougars had swiped and found nothing--not even a scar. "Amazing..." He breathed, astonished. He waited for her to come back while sitting on his bed |
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Adele changed into an off-the-shoulder soft red gown with white trim. She didn't feel like wearing the clothes Caelan had brought her yet, she'd save them for training. Adele quickly braided her hair and slipped into red house slippers that matched the dress. She looked at her closet, scrutinizing. Three quarters of the dresses she had already worn, and she only had four pairs of shoes. She'd have to ask Caelan to take her to a dress shop, or maybe another clothing store. She had decided that she wouldn't wear dresses anymore, unless she had to make a good impression. Satisfied with her plan, Adele walked back into Caelan's room. She plopped on the bed once again and asked, "Is there anything else that you think I should know about you or your kingdom?" She was curious to learn more and find ways to connect their kingdoms through similarities. |
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"No, not really..." He muttered, thinking and unable to come up with anything. "Sorry, darling" |
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"That's okay!" Adele said kindly. "Maybe I can think of something that will spark a thought." Adele considered for a few moments before starting. "In the Day Kingdom, we get our fish and other things from the ocean from small villages that are closer to the sea, since we're located more than eight miles away from the ocean. Other than that we make everything ourselves, or have small estates bring in goods and livestock from their farms to sell or trade. Is it the same here?" |
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"Yes, about the same except for the royal trades like our personal leatherman(?) and blacksmith and jeweler and such" |
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Adele nodded. "Both my parents think it's benficial to the peasants to buy things from them instead of bringing in their own workers. But I can see how having them near the castle would be very helpful." She thought again, longer this time. "So, about the villages. Are there many around, other than the main city? Back home there are at least six medium-sized towns and more smaller settlements sprinkled around." |
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"Really it's mostly the main city but there are a few bands I guess you could call them. They live in the woods and get everything from the city but most are docile. I'm friends with one named Luke. He's like a brother." |
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"Interesting..." Adele mused. "Well, I can't think of anything else. What do you think we should do now? It's probably still another half hour until supper, if I'm gauging time correctly." Adele glanced out the window to see the sun, still above the horizon, but barely. |
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"Yeah, it is. Hm...maybe the ruling order is the same? We both have heirs, we both have a heiarchy, things like that? I know it's a small similarity, but..." He offered, shrugging and his smile gona as he thought. He looked serious yet still soft, chewingon his bottom lip a bit in thought with his eyes on the floor. |
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