A deep breath. Eyes closed. Focus. This is it. The people will love it. This is the hour of change. The hour when everything would be turned around. There had been trying times since… since… since they died, since her parents died and gave her the throne. There had been disturbing reports of monsters, the entire nation had been feeling like it was on the edge of its seat with these repeatedly worrying news. But today… today all that changed. Everything felt so right. There was a piece of doubt still harboring deep within her soul, but determination had already flooded her. She was going to do this, and there was nothing that was going to go wrong! Everything was perfect…!

‘Waf! Waf!’ Just by her feet, a tiny, brown and REEEEAAAALLY happy dog was jumping around. He was way over-eager, with the knife which would be used for the summoning bound around his neck for easy access by his mouth. ‘Waf! Waf!’ The little thing bounced up at her, and she caught it with a giggle in midair, holding the happy creature in her arms. The dog wasted no time looking around happily with mouth open and tongue hanging. She carried him along while another, darker dog was walking at her right. A lot calmer than the tinier one, this one strode with a sense of purpose and somewhat of a hint of laziness, but still, the knife similarly bound around her neck was there for the summoning as well. These dogs were the tiny Peach and the dark Kiwi, ready to do their duty happily/calmly for their nation.

The girl herself was Sfogliatine Zucchero Graelian. She was a young and suitably short girl of fourteen summers with long white hair reaching just beyond her hips. Her expression at the moment was smiling with determination, carrying the tiny brown Peach up the long stairway on the floating island. While a princess, she wasn’t wearing exactly royal-looking clothes, but they were certainly distinctive. Alright. The princess looked up the stairs. Her young eyes looked in awe at the pillars and altar. This entire place… it was just screaming destiny. And the princess knew she would answer. Biting her lip for a bit, praying silently that this wouldn’t miss-match the timing of the battle too badly, she did her job.

‘Kiwi! Peach! Go!’ She let the brown little Peach go down on the marble road, where he along with the dark Kiwi dashed up the remaining starts at an impressive speed while Solia whispered her little chant, focusing on what she had learned. Soon enough, the two dogs were far ahead of her and reached the structures… where a flash of green light shone and the two canines disappeared up towards the heavens, Solia watching from a part away. Much of the preparation had been done beforehand, so what was needed was simply to activate it. … OK. Done. The princess breathed out in relief. … Now she merely needed to hope for the best while she ascended the stairs and towards the summoning altar. She had sent the summons for the heroes. She had told Lucrezia to prepare for their arrival, and left command of her forces to Anisette. They and her other followers would be able to lead well enough even without the princess’ input. Th-this would work… right? So, Solia stepped upwards the stairs one step at a time, her tail wagging from the excitement of summoning heroes…

The dark and calm Kiwi would be the one to appear before Alam, while the tiny eccentric overly happy and friendly Peach would be the one who appeared before Yui. Both would appear before them at some time when they were on their own (and possibly heading in a direction suitable to them). Kiwi would take maximum advantage of whatever situation occurred before her and place the portal somewhere where Alam was heading for, possibly. Meanwhile, the moment Peach saw Yui he’d jump at her to attempt befriending and general cuddling before putting the knife in the floor/ground to make the portal appear right underneath her if possible. Otherwise, I’ll take personal control of the dogs and we can have fun figuring out how the two of them gets you.

Name: Kiwi
Age: 5
Gender: Female
Race: Dog

Appearance: This is her
Height: 0.6 meters
Weight: 15 kg
Eye color: Purple
Furr tone: Dark
Misc: None

Personality: Kiwi is a calm type dog which has nothing against lying about resting most of the day. She’s quite open to strangers and is quite reasonably, most of the time. For walks she usually prefers to take it easy, but when different things catch her attention she can sometimes charge ahead to make sure it doesn’t get away. Living small things get her attention easily, and she starts to guard them. While she’s usually quite inactive, sometimes Kiwi just gets up to do something, like assist in a Hero Summoning or deliver exactly the item which masters needed at the time before they realized it…
- Likes: Beings younger than herself, calm afternoons with people she knows, randomly being of use when she wasn’t expected to.
- Dislikes: Being bothered when she doesn’t feel like moving, regardless of reason. Touching her collected young ones (no, she doesn’t have any pups, why do you ask?)

Background: A dog living in Graelian. She grew up near the castle, and has been trained to be of use to the nation. Usually she is of use on her own, though. The princess is fond of her.

--- Powers and Abilities ---

Position: Dog

Affinity: Wind

Physical Fitness: Dog
Magic Potential: Dog

Weapon Specialization: Teeth, claws and summoning swords.

--- Special Attacks ---
Name: Hero Summon
Type: Short Range Magical Circle Portal
Desc: The animal takes the summoning weapon which they brought to the human world and inserts it into the ground. Upon being placed, a large magic circle will take shape which includes its instructions and terms of service in the language of Fralanthe (meaning nobody human can read it). The center of the circle will be a portal capable of being fallen through. Should the hero in any way end up falling through, the hero will be summoned to the summoning spot of the nation that summoned him or her. Upon arrival falling into Fralanthe, the hero’s impact with the altar will be softened by a large magical flower which will then open its petals and let the hero out.

Name: Peach
Age: 2
Gender: Male
Race: Dog

Appearance: This is him
Height: 0.3 meters
Weight: 5 kg
Eye color: Black
Furr tone: Brown
Misc: None

Personality: Peach is a male dog that is overly fond of barking at people he likes and running up and sniffing and jumping on absolutely everyone in the vicinity. New people especially. People would describe him as rather cute, but Peach is also rather strong for his tiny size and can jump rather high. He loves attention and loves to be praised, and will do anything for those he can get it from. And does he love every single person he has ever and will ever meet, no matter what.
- Likes: People, praise, petting, absolutely everything
- Dislikes: …

Background: A dog living in Graelian. He appears to have been a runaway from somewhere, and was brought to the castle by Kiwi where he was then kept after many failed attempts to find his origin. Now he does random necessary tasks for them by Kiwi’s side, like summoning heroes and what not.

--- Powers and Abilities ---

Position: Dog

Affinity: Fire

Physical Fitness: Dog
Magic Potential: Dog

Weapon Specialization: Absurd cuteness, paws and summoning swords.

--- Special Attacks ---
Name: Hero Summon
Type: Short Range Magical Circle Portal
Desc: The animal takes the summoning weapon which they brought to the human world and inserts it into the ground. Upon being placed, a large magic circle will take shape which includes its instructions and terms of service in the language of Fralanthe (meaning nobody human can read it). The center of the circle will be a portal capable of being fallen through. Should the hero in any way end up falling through, the hero will be summoned to the summoning spot of the nation that summoned him or her. Upon arrival falling into Fralanthe, the hero’s impact with the altar will be softened by a large magical flower which will then open its petals and let the hero out.