Wooing Her With Books ~ by SaralynArati

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10 years ago

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"Then you must stay with us for a short time, at least! Your father can spare you while he conducts his business in the Central Kingdom. You did express a wish to know your mother's country better," says the Queen in a manner that is not to be contested. "You will all be Our guests for dinner, and then you may say goodbye to your father and companions, as they no doubt will want to leave very early in the morning tomorrow." "Regardless, I would walk them to the Dawn Gate," insists Butterfly.

10 years ago

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"Oh?" inquires Blue Turtle, as if mildly interested in sending his daughter here. "What do you teach? Your Majesty." Jade Black Rose laughs, and does not quite manage to be as melifluous as her speaking voice. "Most of our students come from the Central Kingdom, so first we teach them our Hill tongue. Reading and writing if they have not learned it. Mathematics and logic. Alchemy or a bit of magic if they possess both aptitude and desire." "How enlightened!" says Butterfly, "High Queen."

10 years ago

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Meanwhile Butterfly is meeting the Queen, certainly older than her sister-in-law, but still very youthful looking, almost ageless, and white as cream. In the back of her mind, Summer Wind wonders about arsenic. Her Magesty Black Rose is definitely regal, and showy, yet welcoming enough to Butterfly, and gracious even to Blue Turtle Dreaming. Jade Black Rose tells them that here in the north she has established a center of learning for girls, above and beyond that available in their homelands.

10 years ago

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Sure enough, while the humans are at the other end of the barn, Silver Fox hears a pair of young women admiring the plains horses. "So fine, they are, clean limbed and proud of head. I wish we of the cabal had these to ride instead of the hill ponies." "Learn to fly, little Sister; then you won't worry about the appearance of your mount." "Even you can't fly forever," says the first with a hint of petulence. "I suppose it all depends on the recruitment... or elimination... of the new girl."

10 years ago

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Kanu prudently elects to keep Parakeet with him while he remains with their horses. The excuse for his continuing freedom is that he must translate for Parakeet, who has a special affinity for plains horses. She doesn't, of course, but any sort of flattery instantly goes to her head and she winds up believing it in very short order. Silver Fox is still nestled in Summer Wind's pack, alert to anything helpful anyone might say. He doubts that this is only about politics; dark magic moves here.

10 years ago