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[ being wed to the princess of khaenri'ah is no small thing.
their nation might be a shadow of its once former glory, but its peoples are still proud, still powerful, and with this soon to be sealed link to snezhnaya, they shall become more powerful still.
being beholden to a nation ruled by an archon is not by any means ideal, but khaenri'ah is in no place to refuse, and lumine.. well, she doesn't have a choice, does she? being a princess means she is afforded many privileges, but choosing who she is to marry is not among them. in fact, few enough of the important matters in her life are in her own hands. she would be irritated by it, and sometimes is, were she not also dedicated to her country and her peoples. if it means she has to give up some things to see to their comfort, security, and prosperity, well, then so be it.
at least he's handsome.
tartaglia is tall, with lovely blue eyes and a winning smile that lumine does not trust, and she knows precious little about him, she does not know if he is even a prince at all, or perhaps some other important station - the inner workings of snezhnaya's hierarchy are lost on her. the icy nation is nearly so secretive as khaenri'ah is itself. but this is also just aiden making up an excuse for bayley to do whatever she wants with ajax's backstory!!
the ceremony is large, the dinner after it small, and lumine is mostly quiet throughout, proper and straight-backed, answering whatever questions he may posit. she's in a strange new land now, and lumine must keep her wits about her and her senses sharp, but it would be a lie to say she isn't nervous. as the sun gets lower and lower against the horizon, she finds her heart beating faster against her ribs, and soon enough it's time. the dinner ends, and they are escorted to what will be her new quarters with him now. lumine is given a few moments to collect herself, and to change out of her fine white dress before presenting herself to him. she dresses behind the a screen, changing into a delicate, gauzy nightgown that was, of course, chosen for her, and lumine hesitates several moments. her heart beats madly, heat rising in her face, but she must do this. it's just as important to produce an heir as it was to be married to begin with.
taking a deep breath, she steps out from behind the screen. ]
their nation might be a shadow of its once former glory, but its peoples are still proud, still powerful, and with this soon to be sealed link to snezhnaya, they shall become more powerful still.
being beholden to a nation ruled by an archon is not by any means ideal, but khaenri'ah is in no place to refuse, and lumine.. well, she doesn't have a choice, does she? being a princess means she is afforded many privileges, but choosing who she is to marry is not among them. in fact, few enough of the important matters in her life are in her own hands. she would be irritated by it, and sometimes is, were she not also dedicated to her country and her peoples. if it means she has to give up some things to see to their comfort, security, and prosperity, well, then so be it.
at least he's handsome.
tartaglia is tall, with lovely blue eyes and a winning smile that lumine does not trust, and she knows precious little about him, she does not know if he is even a prince at all, or perhaps some other important station - the inner workings of snezhnaya's hierarchy are lost on her. the icy nation is nearly so secretive as khaenri'ah is itself. but this is also just aiden making up an excuse for bayley to do whatever she wants with ajax's backstory!!
the ceremony is large, the dinner after it small, and lumine is mostly quiet throughout, proper and straight-backed, answering whatever questions he may posit. she's in a strange new land now, and lumine must keep her wits about her and her senses sharp, but it would be a lie to say she isn't nervous. as the sun gets lower and lower against the horizon, she finds her heart beating faster against her ribs, and soon enough it's time. the dinner ends, and they are escorted to what will be her new quarters with him now. lumine is given a few moments to collect herself, and to change out of her fine white dress before presenting herself to him. she dresses behind the a screen, changing into a delicate, gauzy nightgown that was, of course, chosen for her, and lumine hesitates several moments. her heart beats madly, heat rising in her face, but she must do this. it's just as important to produce an heir as it was to be married to begin with.
taking a deep breath, she steps out from behind the screen. ]