>and you seem rather stressed out too… what is going on, Kronos?
I'm being forced into a marriage that if it should fail for any reason could respark the war between our kingdom and Briannah's empire, at least one confirmed attempt on my life has been made, and I have recently discovered that while the war may finally be over the kingdom is still a long ways off form being the peaceful place it once was. Right now I'm just looking for ways to distract myself and possible protect myself. That and being paranoid that people are out to get me.

>Oh! And we should pop this baby open! I’m sure there’s some magic theory in it I can actually read!
well you got those tools Cain got for you right? Let's do this. Also thank him for lending a hand.

>>>>659538
I don't think we can tell him about our brother or the crap happening in the south since most of that is still being covered up. I mean Briannah said that it was close to treason to let that slip and I feel it probably isn't that smart for us to go around telling everyone we know. I mean they told Everyone in the kingdom that our brother died a hero and that the only problem we have down south or just some bandit pest.

Suggest that you two head to your room. You have tools there that can break the lock on the book. It'll also give him some privacy to read it.

Tell Tim that you're stressed 'cause your life has been upended these last two days. First you find out an hour before she arrived that you're betrothed to Briannah. Then there's an assassination attempt on you at the firing range yesterday, which made you more paranoid. And then... Well, there's family and state secret stuff you can't talk about, but it put you more on edge. You're just not used to being at the center of things. You were always the unimportant one in the family, y'know?

Anyway, the stress is causing your mind to fly off on tangents more than usual. That plus a terrible nightmare last night and your elevated paranoia is why you asked about possible dream manipulation.

Ask Tim how he knows the old language when you couldn't find anything in the library on it. Or on the history of Risavia. Or on a lot of ancient things. There's basically a cliff in the records two centuries ago when there was a mass burning of books by the Illasian church. You're guessing Tim learned it outside of Risavia.

>…err… what? I’m pretty sure elementals can’t get pregnant. Of course, they are supposed to be able to create new elementals of their own element, but no one has seen one do that.
Well, the Garden was talking about everything being near the end of a cycle and beginning of a new one, and that soon it would be gone and a new one would take its place, and right before you parted it mentioned that a new one was already growing. Though, the Garden being the Garden we don't know how much we.

>…hmm… you have to ponder how that would even work. It’s not like you can get your arm above her head to spin her around...
There's probably techniques already worked out for dance partners that have a large height difference. However, Briannah would probably take the traditionally male position in the dance and would be the one to be spinning you around.

>>659538
>...and I just learned my brother committed high treason...
Whoa, whoa, whoa! Did you forget that that is a state secret? No spilling the beans on that. Otherwise Kronos' dad is going to be pissed at him.

>...and the nations to the south of us have basically already declared war on us.
And this might be a state secret as well, so no spilling this!

>I should be fleeing the fucking country before either the country or I cease to exist.
And if Kronos flees the country the country WILL cease to exist in short order, and he doesn't know how to survive out there so he would too. He's in this 'till the end, one way or another. And no hinting that the nation is in such dire straits. That creates morale damaging rumors.

>>659536
Tell him you'll only let him read it if he swears to secrecy about it.

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>There's probably techniques already worked out for dance partners that have a large height difference.
Hopefully…
>However, Briannah would probably take the traditionally male position in the dance and would be the one to be spinning you around.
Great… another blow to your masculinity.

>Tell him you'll only let him read it if he swears to secrecy about it.
Yes, yes, don’t tell anyone… just as long as you promise to give me that book when you’re done with it.
Deal.
>Suggest that you two head to your room. You have tools there that can break the lock on the book. It'll also give him some privacy to read it.
Good idea! Let’s go!

>Ask Tim how he knows the old language when you couldn't find anything in the library on it.
I said I know the language of magic, not the old language. So if there are any magical formulas in that thing I can read it, otherwise… let’s see… who was it who should read the old language again? I remember I talked to someone who studied it a bit when he was in the academy… hmm… oh, right! Cain!
…wait, what? Cain? I knew he’s learned but… really, Cain?
Apparently, he quite interested in the old days… he took a pair of extra classes on it when he had the time.
Really?
>Also thank him for lending a hand.
Yeah, no prob… if I can help, that is.

>Tell Tim that you're stressed 'cause your life has been upended these last two days.
I figured.
You don’t know the half of it. First, I didn’t find out I was to marry Briannah until an hour before she got here.
Wow, that’s harsh…
And it has been beaten into my skull that if this marriage would fail, we might go into war again.
And I know you don’t partially like Sakkilians… so, how’s it going between you?
It’s… a bit rough, at times. I guess I’ve found a side of her I… tolerate and I’m warming up to her but… she’s still a giant lizard cannibal that likes to eat Varkians.
I’ve heard about their rituals, but it can’t be that bad?
…when she saved me from an assassination attempt, she licked the blood from one of the Varkians she’d beaten unconscious and said it was delicious… she didn’t mean to say it, but still…
Geez… oh, right, I’ve heard someone attacked you but… assassination attempt?
Indeed… I’m not used being center of things, you know… I always were the unimportant one, after all.
…wow… no wonder you’re so tense. You know what, if you ever need magical assistance, don’t hesitate to ask, alright? I’ll help you the best I can, bro.
Thank you.

>because you had terrible nightmare last night and your elevated paranoia is why you asked about possible dream manipulation.
It’s probably just the stress that’s getting to you, but if it continue… I guess I can try to check it out?
>Well, the Garden was talking about everything being near the end of a cycle and beginning of a new one and that soon it would be gone and a new one would take its place, and right before you parted it mentioned that a new one was already growing.
Hmm… odd…
>Though, the Garden being the Garden we don't know how much we.
That thing is kind of crazy, after all.


Now, crack it open already.
There, now we-
Here, let me see!
He-
Aw… there aren’t any formulas in this book… just a bunch of text and pictures…
…hmm… what are those things?
…some kind of bestiary, maybe? Let’s see… flaming bird… phoenix, maybe? …a squid thingy? …some kind of wisp? A giant spider mantis? …a djinn? …and is that a wyvern? Either way, we were both wrong. It’s not a book full of magic and it’s definitely not about the gods.
Yeah, those things doesn’t look anything like the five…
…hey, what is this? I think this is a magical formula here… one for each of the beings… oh, it looks like some kind of summoning incantation! I need to try to summon that flaming bird, being a fire mage and all… but aw, there seem to be a verbal component… and I can’t read this…

>>659581
The one on the bottom right looks like Xuv except with wings instead of four arms. Alternate form, perhaps? Or is this a book meant to be read by Varkians, which means the artist put birdlike attributes in? Or maybe it's just a servant of Xuv. Being able to summon them does rather imply that they are servants, and not the actual gods.

Anyway get Cain in here. Have him swear to secrecy as well. Hopefully we can keep this secret between the three of you. Mage, translator, and uh... ringleader.

so nothing religious and not magic except the end... Is this think telling you how to summon elementals? I mean the Phoenix is fire, I'm welling to bet the 2nd thing is water, next up is light, then the crab near the bottom is earth, the thing next to it looks like air, and then I guess the last one would be darkness since that is the only thing else I could figure... Ok we might need to find Cain and have Tim set a safe area for us to try to summon one of these. Safe as in, people wouldn't be to likely to stumble across us when we try to do this shit, and somewhere that if whatever we summon goes crazy it won't be able to cause to much damage.

Guess we just have to find Cain, see when he's free, when Tim is free, and give this book a proper once over before we give it a spin. Also seeing how much we're relaying on Cain lately I'm starting to think we should give him a bonus... or at the very least follow through with that promise about getting him some of that booze he likes so much.

i say try the last one. invoke xuv if it appears hostile.

I'm fairly sure summoning the fire element one would be safest since Tim is a fire mage, and thus could have more control over it depending on how the summoning works. Plus if we summoned the death/darkness elemental one it might be detectable by others which would totally blow our cover.

>another blow to your masculinity.
Like a mallet to a grain of sand.
>You know what, if you ever need magical assistance, don’t hesitate to ask, alright?
How about chemical assistance, got any of that? I have yet to get properly drunk over this mess.

That purple one looks familiar, doesn't it? Call for Cain, and keep flipping through the book. make sure you really know what you're getting into. and keep watch for birds.

>>659584
We're the financier. The book was a gift to us, after all.

Looks like you need to bring Cain in on this. Where did Tim last see him? Still at the Regicide club meeting? It's been a bit since then. ...Isn't it dinnertime? He's probably gone to the servants' dining hall. Go find him and bring him back here so he can start translating the book. Man, for this you're going to owe him a case of top shelf liquor.

Tell Tim that you want to be around to watch when he attempts the summon, but it'll have to be later today. That exercise this afternoon actually gave you an appetite, so you don't want to skip dinner. And you promised Briannah that afterwards you'd help her get something personal of hers from the storehouse. Also, you'd like Cain to finish the translation on at least the parts on the phoenix before Tim tries to summon it, just in case there's some special instructions on controlling it.

Ask Tim what're the odds on him losing control of the summoned phoenix and it breaking free, setting fire to everyone and everything nearby. And what can we do if it does break free to take it down? Fire ice magic at it? 'Cause you have plenty of ice pistols you could bring in that case. And where can he attempt the summon that's sufficiently contained, non-flammable, and secret enough? Is there a proving ground for spell testing we could use discreetly?

Supposedly you're the Phoenix, and Tim is going to try to summon a phoenix, so how much you wanna bet he'll either summon you, reveal your true form, or both? Well, when he does do the summon remember to wear stuff you don't care whether or not it's incinerated, just in case you do transform into a phoenix.

>oh, it looks like some kind of summoning incantation!
Just to be clear, is Tim sure it's a summoning incantation or is he only sure that it looks close to a summoning incantation. Are there incantations that look similar to summoning ones but actually do something else? And in summoning incantations, what is the verbal component usually for? You're guessing the name of the summon. In that case, is the name for the species or for a individual?

>It’s not a book full of magic and it’s definitely not about the gods.
>Yeah, those things doesn’t look anything like the five…
Eh, don't be so certain. Depictions of the gods almost certainly have changed over the centuries. For all we know this is how they were depicted in the time of the Old Empire. Or it might be that they aren't the gods but the gods' servants or maybe avatars or elementals. See, four of them match with the four elemental gods. Phoenix for the fire god, "djinn" for the god of air, going by the wavy lines on its faceplate, and you'd guess the spidery thing is earth and squid-y is water. That leaves the glowing wisp for the light and life of Illasia... But - tap the wyvern for emphasis - what god would this one be for? The opposite to Illasia? Was there a sixth god? One for death. ...Wait. You read something once about the Five imprisoning a demon of death deep in the earth. Could this be that demon or one of its servants? ...Yeah, lets leave that summon alone for now.

>I remember I talked to someone who studied it a bit when he was in the academy… hmm… oh, right! Cain!
>Apparently, he quite interested in the old days… he took a pair of extra classes on it when he had the time.
...Okay, your manservant knowing the old language almost nobody knows that you need translated right now is just a little too convenient for you to ignore. Almost like it was... Fate. Hm... A orphan of the same age as you, taken in by the palace, who became your closest friend and confidant. One who's very well learned and interested in the ancient world. He seems to be able to predict how people will play Regicide against him before the game even starts. ...And did you ever tell him that you needed these tools before he got them? Or to restock the painting studio? ...You're getting the feeling that there's more to Cain than meets the eye, but whether he knows it or not you cannot say.

You think you can take a guess at what "gift" to your future wife Xuv gave you: Considering that Xuv appeared to be a divine-level sex fiend and the Garden said "she needed them to last long, so she helped them" she probably imbued any mortal she took with supernatural stamina in bed so they'd be able to satisfy her. You guess she did the same to you. Of course, you'd have to lay with someone to find out. You'd call in one of the "courtesans" you've had before to test, but you don't know whether Briannah would get pissed off at you or would want to join in if you did.

>Great… another blow to your masculinity.
Well, unless you learn how to dance on stilts it's the only way dancing with Briannah is going to work. At least, with Vark dances. Maybe you could find dances that are equal between the partners and don't have male or female parts.

>some kind of summoning incantation
Uh, are we sure this is not related to the whole "old empire summoned gods and got melted" thing? (About that story, which gods are they thought to have summoned?)

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>Like a mallet to a grain of sand.
It still hurts, alright?
>Depictions of the gods almost certainly have changed over the centuries. For all we know this is how they were depicted in the time of the Old Empire.
As a giant, ugly spider and some kind of slug / fly hybrid? Geez, they didn’t have a lot of faith in the gods back then…
>Are we sure this is not related to the whole "old empire summoned gods and got melted" thing?
Those are just stories… and if it was true, a spell for summoning the gods wouldn’t be printed in a random book just like that. Though, you should be careful…
>About that story, which gods are they thought to have summoned?
You have no idea, it usually just mention a god or gods… those stories aren’t really more than stories, you know.

>The one on the bottom right looks like Xuv except with wings instead of four arms.
…it does kind of look like Xuv… and that thing is also in the same chapter that depicts the rune of death too… hmm… can’t be coincidence, can it?
>You think you can take a guess at what "gift" to your future wife Xuv gave you: Considering that Xuv appeared to be a divine-level sex fiend and the Garden said "she needed them to last long, so she helped them" she probably imbued any mortal she took with supernatural stamina in bed so they'd be able to satisfy her.
…you don’t know if that’s good news or bad…
>You'd call in one of the "courtesans" you've had before to test, but you don't know whether Briannah would get pissed off at you or would want to join in if you did.
Either way, you probably should talk to her before starting cheating on her.
>Supposedly you're the Phoenix, and Tim is going to try to summon a phoenix, so how much you wanna bet he'll either summon you, reveal your true form, or both?
You’re pretty sure you’re just figuratively a phoenix, and not actually a large bird made out of fire that can revive itself.

>Seeing how much we're relying on Cain lately I'm starting to think we should give him a bonus... or at the very least follow through with that promise about getting him some of that booze he likes so much.
He has been kept rather busy lately… when you have the time, you should probably give him a day off or two…
>...Okay, your manservant knowing the old language almost nobody knows that you need translated right now is just a little too convenient for you to ignore. Almost like it was... Fate.
…geez, you’re starting to sound like Xuv. She would probably blabber on like it was weaved into that fate web thing she kept talking about…
>Hm... An orphan of the same age as you, taken in by the palace, who became your closest friend and confidant. One who's very well learned and interested in the ancient world.
…okay, when you put it that way…
>Did you ever tell him that you needed these tools before he got them? Or to restock the painting studio?
Of course you did. How else would he know?
>Keep watch for birds.
No birds in sight, so far.


>How about chemical assistance, got any of that? I have yet to get properly drunk over this mess.
Why, I do have some fire water back in my study if you want to lift your spirit a bit.
>Tell Tim that you want to be around to watch when he attempts the summon, but it'll have to be later today.
Later today? Kronos, we have no idea what this thing actually says. Even if it was a straight forward summoning, it’s going to require more than just a day to properly execute. We need to think about safety and all that, you know.
>Ask Tim what're the odds on him losing control of the summoned phoenix and it breaking free, setting fire to everyone and everything nearby.
I dunno.
…you don’t know?
I’ve no idea what this actually do, as of yet.
>And what can we do if it does break free to take it down? Fire ice magic at it?
Probably? I mean, water generally works great against fire, sure…?
>Just to be clear, is Tim sure it's a summoning incantation or is he only sure that it looks close to a summoning incantation.
It might be some kind of summoning incantation… it might be something else, like a transfusion spell, a conjuring spell or even just something as simple as a message spell, I don’t know. All I know is that it’s in the same school of magic as a summoning spell… and it looks kind of like a generic summoning spell too, with summoning circle and all that.
>What is the verbal component usually for? You're guessing the name of the summon.
Once again, I have no idea! For all I know, it might be some mumbo jumbo prayer that isn’t even needed.


>Get Cain.
Yeah, we need someone who can read this before we c-
*Knock*Knock*
Huh?
>...Isn't it dinnertime?
Are yah decent, Krony?
Briannah? Oh, right… its dinner time, isn’t it? Err… just let me finish with this and I’ll come right on down.
Actually, we’re going to dine just the two of us up ‘ere.
…since when?
Since I noticed that ye balcony was the size of a large room. I’ve already arranged for us to ‘ave the food from your personal chef delivered straight ‘ere in about ‘alf an ‘our.
Oh…
I’ve also made sure that there’s a nice, big table out on ye balcony, ready for use. Now, are yah decent or not? I need to clean up a bit and change my clothes before the food gets here.

>Cain is probably gone to the servants' dining hall.
It shouldn’t be too hard to find him there, as you’ve made sure that the servants that works under you have their own, private dining hall and kitchen.
>Man, for this you're going to owe him a case of top shelf liquor.
You’re pretty sure you already owe him more than just that…

>Bestiary
Wait, what if you were right, and the lore has been changed?
-The Phoenix, Fire, made the Varkians
-Xuv, the Wyvern (Death), made the Sakkilians
-The Orb Weaver, Earth, made the Hivers
-The Squid, Water, made Humans
-The Djinn, Air, made Serpens

...If that's right, though, did Illasia not actually make anybody? This Wasp does not look like the Uredo or the Cibic. I mean, I guess there are bees that look like wasps, and maybe created Uredo through polination, but that's not too direct a source of creation, so I could see her wanting credit for another species.

>Balcony Dinner
Actually, that sounds delightful.
>Decent
Yes, you're decent. Let Tim take the book to study over it, just tell him to make sure nobody sees it. If it is dangerous, we don't need somebody who doesn't know the proper precautions to take to go getting themselves killed.

>>659687
... excepting Cain, for obvious reasons.

>I’ve already arranged for us to ‘ave the food from your personal chef delivered straight ‘ere in about ‘alf an ‘our.
So THAT was the surprise you mentioned earlier.

>Since I noticed that ye balcony was the size of a large room.
Holy crap dude why is everything in your room so damn big?

Give Tim the book for now and figure out a place you 2 to meet up at tomorrow. You'll see if you can't bring Cain around then. Just ask him not to let anyone else see the book but you 2 and Cain when you bring him in tomorrow.

Also, how ready is you say that sword she gave you? I mean I know it's fixed but does it have a sheath? Also your mother's bracelet, is that ready? It would be a good time to give her Briannah both either before or after diner.

(I spotted hidden text in the page scribbles. Lower left page contains the text "SHE WILL EAT YOUR SOUL," which is ominous as fuck. Right page, fourth item on the list contains the text "LOBELMAN." I have no idea what that means. In the ring around the rune of death I can only make out the words "PEN" and "VOLE" in the upper left quadrant, but there might be more that I'm missing. Anybody else spot anything more?)

Oh, dammit, you left out the tools you used to open the book, didn't you? And they'll make noise if you try to hide them now and Briannah will hear and get suspicious what's taking so long. It'd be too obvious if you covered them with your jacket, wouldn't it? ...Okay, if you play it cool you can do this. Just leave the tools out, press the book to Tim's chest with the cover facing him so she won't see it, quickly whisper to him he can find Cain in your servants' private dining hall. Then step back and tell Briannah that you're decent, but you have a visitor who's just leaving.

If the tools are in the way and obvious, start to casually put them away. Otherwise leave them alone. Hopefully Briannah won't ask about them, but if she does tell her that you had an old book Tim wanted to borrow, but the lock on it was jammed shut so you had to break it open.

Tell Briannah that you're actually pleasantly surprised that she arranged for this private dinner, though you kinda wish you'd thought of it first. It does offer you two the opportunity to talk about private things you couldn't down in the grand dining hall. ...And you have this unfounded feeling that she arranged this dinner so you'd have the opportunity to present her with the proposal bracelet afterwards.

Ask her how she fared in her match against Cain. In the almost certain case she lost, tell her that, as far as you know, everybody loses to him. When it comes to Regicide, Cain has a seemingly psychic knack for figuring out his opponent's strategy. The man is one of the best, if not the best, Regicide player in the palace.

Before you go farther, ask Briannah if Doxan is shadowing her right now. If he's here you don't know if he's cleared to hear what you're going to talk about next.

Tell her in a low voice that your father told you of the high treason Krotos and Brianthor committed, and what her withholding the info Krotos told her from the Empire meant for your family and all of Risavia. She has your utmost thanks for what she did. Though, you are wondering why she chose in the end to withhold the info, if she's willing to share.

Oh, also tell her that the pistol you wield is technically Krotos', but it was a spare he had made and left behind. It isn't the one he used to... Y'know. So you hope it won't spark those terrible memories if you draw it in her presence. But if it does, you'll get a replacement made that doesn't look like his did.

Also tell Brinnah that your father told you of the "bandits" coming in from the Dynasty to the south, and that if you wanted to know more to ask her. So, you want to know more. You're guessing the Empire is getting "bandits" too, on their eastern border from Lorentia, right?

And tell her what your father thought you did to get into the crypt last evening and what you actually did to get in. You have a suspicion that it was somehow an assassination plot on you to clear the way, but that'd mean they'd know you'd go down there. Could someone have overheard you two at the feast? Or someone knew Briannah well enough to predict she'd tell you? You just don't know.

You noticed that each line of text on the page opposite the rune of death in the book appears to begin with a single character followed by a period. That's likely a numbered list, which means you and find out the characters for one through eight from it.

>I need to clean up a bit and change my clothes before the food gets here.
You should freshen up a bit and change into something a bit fancier for dinner as well. Ask her what she's going to change into. Don't say this out loud, but you hope it's a slinky, curve hugging dress... Actually, take a look at what clothes she brought. If she does have a dress like that, maybe you could use a favor to get her to wear it if she's not going to already.

>…it does kind of look like Xuv… and that thing is also in the same chapter that depicts the rune of death too… hmm… can’t be coincidence, can it?
And you also saw bones sticking out of Xuv's back that you thought were probably once wings. So it's likely Xuv's base form before adding all the other limbs and stuff looked like this "wyvern."

>No birds in sight, so far.
But there might be doves lingering around when you're out on the balcony, so watch what you say out there.

>>659683
I agree with the first three you list, but I think the squid more fits the Cibic than humans, and the djinn maybe made humans. The flying glowworm... I dunno which species might have been created by that one. Maybe the Uredo, since they need the light of the sun and all to live. And I think the Serpens aren't connected with any of them 'cause the Serpens came from across the sea, so if they were made by a god-like being it was one not connected to this region and thus not connected to this book.

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>Holy crap dude why is everything in your room so damn big?
You are the prince of a whole kingdom… it’s just normal that your room would be on the larger side.
>Wait, what if you were right and the lore has been changed? The Phoenix, Fire, made the Varkians. Xuv, the Wyvern (Death), made the Sakkilians. The Orb Weaver, Earth, made the Hivers. The Squid, Water, made humans and / or cibics. The Djinn, Air, made Serpens and / or humans and Illasia, light, made the Uredo.
While that does sound plausible, you can’t really see these things as actual gods. They all look so… ungodly.
>Oh, dammit, you left out the tools you used to open the book, didn't you?
Those tools don’t look that suspicions… and they do kind of disappear in the pile of other crap you have littered over your desk at the moment. Briannah won’t probably even notice them.
>How ready is you say that sword she gave you? I mean I know it's fixed but does it have a sheath?
It has a sheath, though not a really nice one. Of course, it’s the blade that is important, so it should be ready to be given back to her.
>Your mother's bracelet, is that ready? It would be a good time to give her Briannah both either before or after dinner.
You can’t really do anything more with it until you’ve given it to her, so it’s ready as well.


>Let Tim take the book to study over it, just tell him to make sure nobody sees it.
Except for Cain?
Yes, of course. You can probably find him in my private servant dining hall in this wing.
I’ll see if I can find him right away.
>Tell Briannah that you're decent, but you have a visitor who's just leaving.
I do believe we haven’t been properly introduced. Most people call me Tim and I’m the palace head fire mage.
Briannah, soon to be wife of the Prince.
It’s a pleasure to meet you, but I see that you two are currently busy, so I’ll take my leave now. Goodbye and I do hope you two will have a pleasant evening together.
So do I. Goodbye, mage.

>Actually, that sounds delightful.
It does, doesn’t it? As soon as I saw that balcony, I knew I ‘ad to do something like this.
>So THAT was the surprise you mentioned earlier.
Actually, no, it wasn’t. It was… something else I was thinking about. Don’t worry, I got several surprises for yah in store. Now, yah’ve met my other guard, Agissa, correct?
…I’ve walked past her, yes… and you did mention her too… but what’s up with that chest?
Oh, it’s just some private stuff I ‘ave, so no peeking in it just yet.
…um… you know that I got a lot of room in my wardrobe if you want somewhere to put your… unmentionables. No need for a big chest for just that.
It’s not clothes… well, some of it might be considered clothes on some level but… I’ve already started to put my stuff in ye wardrobe and considering that thing is like a whole room on its own…
Stop saying my room is big.
This “room” of ye is a freaking five room apartment!
Five rooms? There’s a room for the bed and a room to mingle in. it’s not a whole house!
And the wardrobe is the size of a large room, the bathroom is bigger than my first apartment and the balcony is even worse!
Geez… it’s not that big…
Big or not, where can I put this chest? Is this corner over here okay?
Err… yeah, sure…

>Before you go farther, ask Briannah if Doxan is shadowing her right now.
No, ‘e’s currently scouting out ye servant quarters at the moment… probably gotten stuck in the kitchen, if I ‘new ‘im…
>Ask her how she fared in her match against Cain.
Apparently, I owe ‘im a favor now.
Yeah, he’s one good player…
>Tell her in a low voice that your father told you of the high treason Krotos and Brianthor committed.
Ah, so the cat is out of the bag, eh?
>and what her withholding the info Krotos told her from the Empire meant for your family and all of Risavia. She has your utmost thanks for what she did.
Ye thanks?
Might I ask, why didn’t you fall for his ruse?
…because I was stupid, that’s why.
…wait, what?
Apparently, the only thing that schemer shouldn’t predict was genuine love. I was naïve and in love, so I didn’t tell anyone because I thought it would ‘urt ‘im.
…oh… that’s… oh… um…
>Oh, also tell her that the pistol you wield is technically Krotos', but it was a spare he had made and left behind. So you hope it won't spark those terrible memories if you draw it in her presence. But if it does, you'll get a replacement made that doesn't look like his did.
…don’t worry about that. I’m sure yah’ll… um… I’m sure it will resolve itself.

>Also tell Brinnah that your father told you of the "bandits" coming in from the Dynasty to the south, and that if you wanted to know more to ask her.
Oh, right, I promised to talk to yah about that. I’m guessing ye father exaggerated as usual. While it was bad with the bandits the first year, it’s mostly become a staring contest the last two years. But if yah want to ‘now the details, I got a meeting about it yah can come to at nine today. It’s just me and some other officers who’ll discuss some things concerning this.
>You're guessing the Empire is getting "bandits" too, on their eastern border from Lorentia, right?
Actually, we’ve had more problem with internal strife. A lot of our leaders died and left a lot of the foot soldiers without leadership and pay. Yah can guess ‘ow that turned out, eh? Of course, we’re not sure if the Lorentians ‘ad anything to do with it. They are a sneaky sort, after all.

>Tell her what your father thought you did to get into the crypt last evening and what you actually did to get in. You have a suspicion that it was somehow an assassination plot on you.
…that sounds rather convoluted for an assassination attempt. Why not just stick a dagger in ye back when yah went to the crypt?
>Could someone have overheard you two at the feast? Or someone knew Briannah well enough to predict she'd tell you?
Hmm… well, there was a lot of servants running around.
There was?
Yeah, typical that someone like yah wouldn’t even notice them.

>Ask her what she's going to change into.
Now, why would I go and spoil that surprise? Yah’ll just ‘ave to wait and see.
>Actually, take a look at what clothes she brought.
You have a feeling going through her stuff while she’s standing right in front of you might not end well.
>You should freshen up a bit and change into something a bit fancier for dinner as well.
You should probably change your clothes…

Now, I’ll be in the shower for a moment. If you want anything, just speak to me through the door, alright?

Right… now the big question is how you should approach this whole sword / bracelet thing. Should you just give them to her before the dinner? After? Under it? Should you say something as you hand them over? You’ve heard about a tradition where you put the bracelet in a glass of champagne, but that might not work thanks to its size… hmm… no matter what you do, you need to make it romantic… wait… why does it need to be romantic? Why do you yearn for her approval all the sudden? Just yesterday, you should barely look at her without fearing for your life yet now, after that meeting with Xuv, you’ve… wait, Xuv… did… oh gods, did she mess with your mind? Did she make you attracted to freaking lizards!?

>Did she make you attracted to freaking lizards!?
No, Briannah did that. Your whole life was spent avoiding them, so when she shows up and shows you how romantic they can be, your mind does a flip 180 on itself.

>>659856
You were attracted to her before Xuv. You've been staring at her ass since shortly after you met. Remember when you saw her without her armor on for the first time? If anything, Xuv just made you stop being afraid of her.

Why not give both items to her just after dinner? Before dessert, if there is one. Sword first, then tell her you have an heirloom of your own to give her, and present her with the bracelet.

>…don’t worry about that. I’m sure yah’ll… um… I’m sure it will resolve itself.
What's that supposed to mean?
>Why not just stick a dagger in ye back when yah went to the crypt?
Plausible deniability. Make it look like an accident. Maybe they didn't want to literally walk directly into the trap that they were trying to get me to walk into.
> Did she make you attracted to freaking lizards!?
Maybe that appendage she shoved through your chest broke off and is now reforming into a backbone. Maybe that 'genuine love' she's talking about is a magical or alchemical trick she picked up from your dear departed brother. Maybe you got an attraction to perpetual needle-toothed grimaces and asymmetrical blood red eyes somewhere. Maybe you're still spineless and are a huge masochist to boot. Does it really matter? you're getting married anyway. Worry less about romance and more about standing still out in the open for an extended period of time like a shooting gallery.

>that sounds rather convoluted for an assassination attempt. Why not just stick a dagger in ye back when yah went to the crypt?
well you have to admit the time of the whole thing was a little to convenient. I mean you tell me something about my brother and where to go for me to find out answers for myself and someone just manages to drug the guard the same night. I mean the only other reason I can really think of is someone was sneaking something or someone into or out of the castle grounds and the guard happened to be in a spot that could threaten the route and I just had the misfortune of showing up around that time.

>now the big question is how you should approach this whole sword / bracelet thing.
Honestly not sure when we should hand it off to her. Probably before dinner just incase something comes up during the meal that would ruin the mood. As for how to present it, I say put on something nice first and then wrap the bracelet around the hilt of the blade and before she comes out tell her you wish to give her something. When she walks out of the bathroom may as well present her with both.

Yeah you were warming up to her long before Xuv, if only because you're a bit more of a pervert.

Though at least your getting better around her.. Wonder whats being served if she's planning it all.

Is no one commenting that the chest may be filled with s&m stuff? "...clothes on some level..." That screams leather and bondage.

Concentrate on who you want to be. The voices in your head can give you all the suggestions, orders, and trauma in the world but that still doesn't mean they define who you ARE. Ignore Briannah for a moment and decide what really matters to you.

You're still fearful of other Sakkilians, right? And you haven't been glancing at Sakkilian gals besides Briannah and having passing lewd thoughts, have you? It's true on both, isn't it? So no, Xuv didn't make you attracted to Sakkilians 'cause you aren't attracted to Sakkilians; You're attracted to Briannah. You're attracted to her despite her being a Sakkilian. That there's so much else you about her you like it outweighs your fear. It's somewhat similar to how Briannah isn't a Varkophile and yet fell for your brother. People can fall for others for who they are, despite their forms.

And don't deny you've had feelings towards her brewing since before you met Xuv. Remember how at dinner yesterday you had to convince yourself that your heart was hammering away and your mind was clouded 'cause you were afraid of Briannah and not for other reasons? And also how when you found out she was a painter you immediately thought of giving her the old painting studio to make her happy. And how willingly you poured your heart and secrets out to her at dinner. Oh, and don't forget how at the end of your Regicide game verses her your thoughts wandered in lewd ways about her, and that when you saw her out of her armor from behind for the first time you stared fixated at her rear. So you had some physical attraction to her even back then.

Now, what to do about the sword and bracelet... Actually, on second thought, it's too soon to present the bracelet. You've known Briannah for two days. You haven't even had a proper date with her yet. There isn't anything you can say or do at this point that's sufficiently romantic when you present the bracelet that won't sound or seem like you're faking it; That you're lying to try and please her 'cause you have a duty to make this marriage work. And as she said before, she doesn't like lairs and manipulators. Either that or it'll seem like you're doing it now to get it out of the way, which you rather are. Or it'll come off like you're rushing into this and you're a even bigger romantic fool than she was with your brother. So lock the bracelet up in your chest for now. You'll present it when you either really feel a love towards her or more time has passed so it won't sound disingenuous when you do; Six months before the wedding at the latist so it won't seem like you're procrastinating. Then you can arrange a properly fancy romantic dinner. And you'll know her better so you can actually say and do things you know she'll find romantic instead of half-flailing in the dark.

As for the sword, wait until the dessert course. That way you'll both be in a good mood from the excellent meal, a little wine and hopefully good conversation and company. Say that you have something for her, ask her to stand up and wait there and head inside. Get the sword and present it to her, plain scabbard and all, saying you hope it is to her satisfaction.

>Oh, it’s just some private stuff I ‘ave, so no peeking in it just yet.
>It’s not clothes… well, some of it might be considered clothes on some level but…
...Yep, it sounds like that's probably her chest of sex toys and such, which likely also contains bondage gear. However, don't freak out. You don't know for sure if it's that. For all you know it could be something else that's completely innocuous. And if it is what you think, then you'll eventually find out first hand and can object then. And there's also the possibility that she worded what she said that way so as to get your imagination running away with you, as a test to see if you would peek in the chest. So have some restraint, respect her privacy and don't peek.

>Apparently, the only thing that schemer shouldn’t predict was genuine love. I was naïve and in love, so I didn’t tell anyone because I thought it would ‘urt ‘im.
...So that's it. That's why she's been so forward with you. Why she gets so happy when you give her compliments. Why she gave you her proposal sword on the very first day. She's still in love with who she thought Krotos was, and you're her stand-in for him. You look like him, move like him, and even act like him on the surface. You're the possibility of the man she wishes he really was. She's placed her love for him onto you, and she hopes and wants you to be the man she fell for back then and not the backstabbing manipulative cad he turned out to be.

>Hmm… well, there was a lot of servants running around.
So find any servants that worked the dinner who came down to where the guard's rations were after you spoke with Briannah but before the guard went out and you may find the would-be assassin. Better write a note explaining this and have it sent to your father so he can look into it.

Kronos 2015/08/03(Mon)09:38 No. 660081 ID: 65a774
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>Concentrate on who you want to be. Ignore Briannah for a moment and decide what really matters to you.
…you don’t actually know what you want. You’ve always been someone who lived in the moment and haven’t had any real plans for the future. Of course, this might not have been the future you ever imagined, but it’s the future you’re stuck with.
>You're still fearful of other Sakkilians, right?
Yes… at least, you think so? You haven’t run into any Sakkilians in a while…
>And you haven't been glancing at Sakkilian gals besides Briannah and having passing lewd thoughts, have you?
…the only female Sakkilians you’ve seen so far has been in full armor… actually, you’re not even sure some of them were female to begin with!
>So no, Xuv didn't make you attracted to Sakkilians 'cause you aren't attracted to Sakkilians; You're attracted to Briannah.
…she is… something, alright…

>No, Briannah did that. Your whole life was spent avoiding them, so when she shows up and shows you how romantic they can be, your mind does a flip 180 on itself.
Ignoring the first impression, you have been enjoying your time with her…
>If anything, Xuv just made you stop being afraid of her.
…if anything, she did make it clear it should be much worse.
>if only because you're a bit more of a pervert.
…hey, you’re not-
>You've been staring at her ass since shortly after you met.
…okay, you might be a little bit perverted…
>...So that's it. That's why she's been so forward with you. Why she gets so happy when you give her compliments. Why she gave you her proposal sword on the very first day. She's still in love with who she thought Krotos was, and you're her stand-in for him.
…great, even in death your brother managed to outshine you…

>Is no one commenting that the chest may be filled with s&m stuff? "...clothes on some level..." That screams leather and bondage.
…suddenly, that chest became both terrifying and oddly intriguing…
>if it is what you think, then you'll eventually find out first hand and can object then.
…and now it’s even more horrifying! You have a feeling Briannah is a person who usually get things her way… and if that thing is filled with… that… um…
>And there's also the possibility that she worded what she said that way so as to get your imagination running away with you, as a test to see if you would peek in the chest. So have some restraint, respect her privacy and don't peek.
But it beckons to you… calling for you to witness the horrors it contains… it’s like a cart crash… horrible to witness… yet so compelling to watch… you need to know what’s in that damn chest or you’ll… you’ll… you need to be strong! You can’t just go through her stuff on a whim! You’re better than that… I mean, you should at least wait until you have ample time to get that thing open without her presence.

>Actually, on second thought, it's too soon to present the bracelet. You've known Briannah for two days.
You have to agree… it’s a bit too soon… but she’s already proposed in the Sakkilian way too you, haven’t she? Isn’t that why you’re doing this in the first place? To show that you too accept this marriage? Hmm… this is getting complicated…
>I say put on something nice first.
Yes, you need to look your best for this… hmm… but, what should you wear? You have some really formal regal wear, made for those really special occasions, but they might come off a bit strong… otherwise, you only have your more comfy suits, though while they look nice, they are the suits you usually wear…
>As for the sword, wait until the dessert course.
That would work… but should I present the bracelet then too? Or should I wait with that? You have no idea if she’s expecting you to even give her a bracelet or not… maybe she’s just waiting for you to present it or does she believe her own proposal is enough?

Hmm? It seems that Briannah is finished in the shower already…

>Wonder what’s being served if she's planning it all.
That’s a surprise, Krony. Just wait and see, hon.
>Plausible deniability. Make it look like an accident.
Still, they should ‘ave just wacked yah over the ‘ead and ‘eaved yah down there stairs, making it look like yah slipped or something. It’s not that ‘ard…
>Well you have to admit the time of the whole thing was a little too convenient.
Oh, something is strange about it, no doubt, but something tells me it’s more complex than just an assassination attempt. Now, can we talk about a bit more cheerful?
You’re right… we shouldn’t talk about that now… we’re supposed to have a fun, roman- err… nice evening together…
Hmm… Kronos, might I ask yah for ye opinion on something?
On what?
I want yah ‘onest opinion. Does this dress make my arse look big, Kroty?
…

>>660081
I like big butts and I cannot lie.

Turn around, let me get a gooood look so I can tell.

Did she just call you Kroty?

I'm not entirely sure it's the dress truth be told.

Sword and bracelet at the same time, after dinner. Wear something nice and comfortable. Booty? Say yes in the nicest way you can. Also, "Kroty"? Ouch. Uh, should he correct her?

Seems all that talk about your brother had a bit of spill-over. 'Kroty' was probably her pet-name for him.

Kroty?

Well from here I can say it Reeaally brings out your smile. A lot. so many teeth.

>I want yah ‘onest opinion. Does this dress make my arse look big, Kroty?
>Kroty
"Not as big as the foot in your mouth, Briannah."
Then start praying.

>Does this dress make my arse look big, Kroty?
>>660082
"That's not a fair thing to ask. Personally, I like the idea, and will immediately see it that way if you ask. Or... Was that what you were going for?"

Kronos 2015/08/03(Mon)12:53 No. 660113 ID: 65a774
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>Wear something nice and comfortable.
You guess you’ll just go with what you usually wear, then.
>Sword and bracelet at the same time, after dinner.
That’s the plan, unless you come up with something better.

…did y-you just call me Kroty!?
… … …errr… of c-c-course not. Yah must ‘ave misheard…
…
It just… err…
…
We were talking about ‘im and… um…
…
I’m s-sorry?
…
…
…
Alright, fine! I did a mistake! Yah look so much damn like ‘im and… and I still think I got feelings for the one I believe ‘e was…
… *sigh* so once again he outshines me…
…a-actually… I think yah’re a far better person then ‘e ever was.
Says the lady who just called me his name…

No, see, it’s… well… do yah ‘now the names of ye personal chefs?
...you mean Herod and Vivian? What do they have to do with anything?
And ‘ow many servants work directly under yah?
Well, fourteen… but one of them are home with new child. See, I gave her a paid vacation for a while to make sure they can settle in with the family properly. Why do you ask?
Did yah ‘now that ye servants are the best paid ones in the whole city?
…I don’t really have a lot of other things to buy with all the money I get, you know… better give them away instead of letting it rot in some vault.
And they got the nicest locales of all the servants of the palace…
That wing had been empty for ages. It was better filling it with some people then letting it be filled with cobwebs.
as well as free food at a high standard.
We usually throw away a lot of spoiled food anyway… and my chefs need something to do most days, you know…
And why did yah do all that?
Um… I don’t know? Because happy workers work better… I think?
So, who is a better person, yah or ye brother?
Considering most people forget who I am and most people consider him an hero…
…yah’re a better person then yah think yah are. I fact, I ‘ave to say that yah are far more attractive than what ye real brother ever was. Oh, and yah ‘aven’t answered my question yet.

…it gives you some nice curves… but I don’t think that’s the dress, really. Dress does bring out your… winning smile, though. A lot… so many teeth.
What? Yah don’t like it when I smile? …and… ah… I’m truly sorry for calling yah, Kroty… Kronos.

she almost as good at putting her foot in her mouth as you are. Just stumbles a bit more with the recovery.

But yeah 2 questions.
1) would it be asking to much to ask what she saw in him? I mean we heard from our father how he planned to use her but he must have done something right for her to still have feelings for the guy even after all of that.

and 2) what did she prepare for dinner?

That's not being nice, that's just being cost-effective. You give a man enough resources and a social goal instead of an economic one, and it's EASY to be the "nice guy". See what happens when he's fighting for his life and broke as @#$%.

Anyways, ask more about Krotos. What were his motives during the assassination attempt? Maybe you can glean more about his "sponsors". Also, ask about Belseth; you need information on this guy.

>>660113
also how does she know so much about your servants? We don't even know how many people she brought with her to the castle.

>What? Yah don’t like it when I smile?
It is a little more intimidating than you feel comfortable with at times, especially when paired with the kind of question that'd make any man fear for his life.
But seeing her happy more than outweighs that.

>I’m truly sorry
You are both prone to eating your own foot every so often. Apology accepted, of course.

>yah’re a better person then yah think yah are.
Thank her for saying that. It must mean something to you to be recognized as something more than the fourth child of a King nobody ever notices, right?

>I fact, I ‘ave to say that yah are far more attractive than what ye real brother ever was.
As nice as it might be to be reassured of that, I think it is high time the subject of your brother was dropped entirely. Perhaps you reacted a little too strongly to feeling like you were still in his shadow, but this is not his time.
This is your and Briannah's time. Make the most out of this time together, the rest of the world and it's mysteries can go on without you two for a while longer.

Though it is a bit curious how she knows so much about your servants.

>Yah don’t like it when I smile?
Your smile could cause the most jaded man's heart to skip a beat, Briannah.

Thank her for her apology, and for telling you that you're a better person than you think you are. You never realized it before and you appreciated that she told you. As she can probably tell, you have self-esteem issues and a rather large blind spot when it comes to seeing what good you've done.

Say that you've had enough of the ghost of Krotos invading our evening. You'll neither ask nor hear any more of him. This time is for us and us alone. Let us enjoy it free of the past.

Make sure to tell her that she looks amazing right now. Say that you'd imagined she would have a dress like that, and you're quite happy that she chose to wear it to our first private dinner together.

Idly wonder to yourself if Sakkilian gals have kinds of support undergarments for their backsides the way Vark and human gals have them for their fronts... And what Briannah's posterior would look like with a bit of extra lift and support.

...Y'know, if she ever screams your brother's name while in the throws of passion with you, she's going to owe you all the favors forever. Or at least a big pile of them.

>What? Yah don’t like it when I smile?
Oh, no, you quite like it when she smiles. It's when it goes beyond a smile into a toothy grin that it reminds you of... Of the recurring nightmare you have of that horrible day twenty years ago. Of the part when the carriage door is wrenched open and a grinning female Sakkilian leans in, p-pointing a h-halberd at your m-mother's chest for an eternal agonizing moment before... B-before driving it in... ...You know eventually you'll get used to Briannah's grin and it'll remind you of her and not the nightmare, but here and now it does.

>You guess you’ll just go with what you usually wear, then.
Well, that is unless you can easily remove elements of the really regal wear to get it down to the point of being acceptably fancy. Otherwise just go with a fresh outfit. And make a note to have a few new suits tailored for occasions such as this that are fancier than your normal attire.

Freshen up a bit after you change. Wash your face, brush your feathers and apply a bit of that nice cologne you got as a gift a few years ago but never really had need of before. You hope Briannah likes it.

>That’s the plan, unless you come up with something better.
Then how 'bout presenting the bracelet after the sword. At the desert course say you have a surprise for her and head inside. Pocket the bracelet, get the sword and bring it out to preset it to her. After she accepts it and sits back down, pour her a glass of champaign and say that the sword wasn't the surprise. Hand her the glass and ask her to close her eyes. Say that it'll sound sudden, but after all that's happened these last two days you've come to realize that rather than merely having to be your wife, you would like her as your wife. Drape the bracelet over her right wrist and ask her to open her eyes. She's done her homework, so she'll know what it means.

>…and now it’s even more horrifying! You have a feeling Briannah is a person who usually get things her way… and if that thing is filled with… that… um…
She respects courage and strong will, so if you show some spine and put your foot down she'll pull back. It doesn't mean she'll give up, but it does mean you can negotiate and lay out what you're willing to do, what you're willing to try, and what you won't do. Then you can try what she wants at your pace and see if you actually enjoy it.

>>660121
>and 2) what did she prepare for dinner?
She already said (in the previous update) that the meal is a surprise. And while she'd probably say what it is now if pressed, it'd be a little rude to. Better not to and let her have her surprise.

>>660183
Krotos didn't inquire about Briannah's people 'cause he's been distracted with all the other stuff that's been happening these last two days and hasn't thought of it yet. But considering they'll be here for the long haul and working alongside his servants, he ought to get to know them as well.

There's the simple matter that we haven't really been exposed to any Sakkilians for most of our life, and nobody else around here has a mouth full of so many sharp pointy bits.

In short, we're used to beaks.

>>660171
It'll sound odd if Kronos just starts asking general things about Belseth. Keep it short and specific for now and just ask if she knows how Belseth knew to warn the Empress of the assassination threat, 'cause Helios didn't say how he did.

>What? Yah don’t like it when I smile?
That's... Something I've got to get used to. I'm not going to ask you not to smile, after all.

Maybe you could get some sharp-toothed animal skulls, spend some time poking at them to get you over your fears. As long as you're willing to be seen playing with skulls.

Kronos 2015/08/04(Tue)14:13 No. 660291 ID: 65a774
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> It must mean something to you to be recognized as something more than the fourth child of a King nobody ever notices, right?
You have to admit, it did give you a warm, nice feeling inside you…
>...Y'know, if she ever screams your brother's name while in the throes of passion with you, she's going to owe you all the favors forever.
…why do you get the feeling she’s a loud one?
>How 'bout presenting the bracelet after the sword?
That’s should work… that way you can connected them to each other, making it a proper proposal.

>You are both prone to eating your own foot every so often. Apology accepted, of course.
We’re both flawed, aren’t we? Fitting, really…
>Your smile could cause the most jaded man's heart to skip a beat, Briannah.
Oh? In excitement or fear?
>We haven't really been exposed to any Sakkilians for most of our life, and nobody else around here has a mouth full of so many sharp pointy bits.
But the sharp bits are the best thing about a smile!
> It is a little more intimidating than you feel comfortable with at times.
Heh…
>especially when paired with the kind of question that'd make any man fear for his life.
But we both ‘now what ye answer would be, didn’t we?
>But seeing her happy more than outweighs that.
Why, that’s nice of yah to say…
>Though, it does reminds you of... Of the recurring nightmare you have of that horrible day twenty years ago.
…oh… I’ll ‘ave to remember to never smile to yah like that in the dark, then…

>That's not being nice, that's just being cost-effective.
If that’s the way yah want to put it…
>You give a man enough resources and a social goal instead of an economic one, and it's EASY to be the "nice guy".
Yet nearly every rich businessman or noble, especially those with few responsibilities, doesn’t even understand that the common people are people too, eh? Yah’re willing to work a bit extra for them, while most would simply ignore them, or even enjoy their suffering.

>How does she know so much about your servants?
I needed to talk to ye chef to fix this little date of ours… and I noticed ye servant quarters where a bit nicer than most I’ve seen. So I simply talked to a few of them. They apparently ‘ave a rather strong opinion about yah.
>Would it be asking too much to ask what she saw in him?
Yes.
>What were his motives during the assassination attempt?
To take power, as I’ve ‘eard it.
>just ask if she knows how Belseth knew to warn the Empress of the assassination threat?
‘e got a vision… at least that’s what ‘e says. That’s why ‘e joined ye church, because ‘e thinks it was that god of light that gave it to ‘im.

>I think it is high time the subject of your brother was dropped entirely.
I agree. Enough about the past. Time for the present.
>This is your and Briannah's time. The rest of the world and it's mysteries can go on without you two for a while longer.
Let’s focus on the mysteries of us, instead… like, am I wearing any underwear or not~?
Err…
>Make sure to tell her that she looks amazing right now.
I do, don’t I? Yah aren’t looking to shabby yeself, ‘eart butt.
I’ve still need to change and freshen up a bit… and I do love how that dress looks on you.
I’m sure yah’ll love ‘ow it looks on ye bedroom floor even more, eh?
Eh heh… err… I… I need to go freshen up… um…
I’ll be waiting, ‘eart butt…

Kronos 2015/08/04(Tue)14:14 No. 660292 ID: 65a774
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>Freshen up a bit after you change. Wash your face, brush your feathers and apply a bit of that nice cologne you got as a gift a few years ago but never really had need of before.
Right… this is… different. You never thought you would be looking forward to something like this… with a Sakkilian… and… if things continue going smooth, maybe you two will… tonight… heh… *sigh* maybe things will turn out alright in the end…

[End of thread]

>>660292
...I have a feeling this is going to be how we get back to talking with Xuv from now on... whelp looking forward to the next thread

>>660292
UM. Xuv pls.