[@SunsetRoses][@Prince of Seraphs]

[center][color=f49ac2][i]Lyra[/i][/color][/center]

Lyra rubbed her eyes and yawned as she was awakened. She looked sleepily at the person who had awakened her and immediately smiled wide and giggled, reaching her arms out to the fae for hugs.
[color=f49ac2]"Are!" [/color](she pronounces it Are-eee) she squealed happily. Arethusa was one of the only people Lyra liked because she was pretty and nice.

The child's eyes grew large as the little bunny was placed in her lap. Unlike other human children, Lyra had been well-trained by Foeras to treat animals gently. They would be your friends if you were nice to them, he had pointed out, the same way Lyra was nice to people who were nice to her.
She ran her little hand over the silky coat of the rabbit, before looking up at Arethusa.[color=f49ac2] "Thank you," [/color]she whispered almost reverently before turning back to her new pet. The other nymps in the room surrounded her and cooed over the two small adorable creatures in their care. She played for a little while then looked towards the door, wondering if her Ba-Ba was back yet.
Picking up the bunny in her arms, she left the room with one of the nymps following a few paces away to keep her from getting into trouble or getting outside. They wanted to make the little human smile and giggle but they feared their lord's wrath should they defy his orders and allow the child outside of the court while he was gone.

[color=f49ac2]"Ba-Ba!" [/color]Lyra called in her singsong child voice. [color=f49ac2]"Ba-Ba!"[/color]
The members of the court who saw her turned their backs with a look of irritation and disgust for the little being, not showing her the false kindness they displayed when the King was present.

But the child entered the main hall of the court and gasped, crying out in fear.
There in the middle of the room was a cage with a hobgoblin in it. He spotted her and reached through the bars, cutting himself more. "Beloved of the King! Tell him to have mercy on me! Beg for me! Please!"
Lyra screamed and turned away, running to one of the nymphs who immediately picked her up to console the unhappy child. The little human was highly sheltered by the King and he didn't allow violence to be commited in front of her, but none of them had known to stop her from going into the throne room.

Lyra shook and whimpered a little, cuddling her bunny as they carried her to the one they looked to as a leader in the King's abscence, Arethusa.
Once they found her, speaking to Raven, the one carrying Lyra spoke. "The child saw the hobgoblin in the great hall. Forgive us, we did not know to stop her from going there."
Lyra looked up and reached out for Arethusa, wanting comfort from one of her few friends in the court. [color=f49ac2]"He was scary. He reached for me," [/color]she said softly, little glistening tears falling. Once Arethusa took her into her arms, she cuddled against her still holding her little bunny who was snuffling at her face trying to comfort the little one.

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[@Prince of Seraphs][@BlackPanther][@LadyRunic]

[center][color=6ecff6][i]Arys[/i][/color][/center]


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The offer was, at the very least, a great shock. The only reaction visible on Arys was a slight raising of her eyebrows.
Her eyes rolled at the words of the Spring King and the response of the Fall King. No matter the species males were so predictable. Every had to turn into a competition of who had the most testosterone. Which was why so many males fell.

[color=6ecff6]"Valar Morghulis,"[/color] she murmured. It was an ancient phrase but one that all of the rulers should know.[color=6ecff6] "All males must serve," [/color]she translated in case the younger males did not. She knew Fall understood. [color=6ecff6]"This is a truth that has never failed to prove accurate. Even Kings must serve their own pride," [/color]she looked towards Falk with a slight smile that was cut from ice itself. [color=6ecff6]"But I am not a male. I serve no one but myself. I will not serve you King of Fall, if that is what you are after. Do you forget you speak to a female with a frozen heart? False flattery and quickly spoken promises do not sway me, and material goods are not worth the trading of my kingdom. Forgive me my fault of vanity, but I believe my hand and my womb are worth more than Blood Pearls," [/color]she said once the jewelry appeared before her. [color=6ecff6]"And I would certainly hope you valued your hand and seed just as much."[/color]

Yes she was not stupid. She knew that once they united in marriage Falk would have a claim on Winter and all of it's bounty and secrets. But she would also have the same claim on Fall. So she would not immediately deny his offer, but she needed more than words hastily spoken without a moments reflection.

[color=6ecff6]"What sways me is loyalty,"[/color] she said, her eyes cutting quickly to Feoras before returning to Falk. [color=6ecff6]"If you are serious about this offer of an alliance, I am willing to consider it. Prove you me you are serious by proving that you will not turn your back on me once you get what you want."
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If he did not wish to expend the effort of proving his claim then he was not worth her time or consideration. If he was a male true to his words and did not act rashly, then this offer was not something to cast aside without consideration of the advances it would give her.

[color=6ecff6]"I, Arys Queen of the Winter Realm, give you permission to enter my Realm at a later time to discuss this matter further should you wish it, but you shall not cross the Borders for any other reason,"[/color] she declared before turning to both Spring and Fall. [color=6ecff6]"On the matter of the Blood Pearls, I shall trade one for each of the vials of Fire Water you are willing to give up King of Spring, until I deem it enough. As for both of your offers for ores and gems in return for clothing and food, I agree to the terms. I shall send a small pack of goblins, and a troll or two to protect them on their journey, to bring the amount I wish to trade and you can settle on prices with them."
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During all of this she waited for Feoras to speak, to give his opinion about the sudden marriage offer.