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    Our Future Imperfect

    Princess Shadana did not want to wake up. She was still in that beautiful place between dreaming and awake where she had the choice to roll over and wake, or snuggle back into the shimmersilk comfort of her bed and pretend that today did not exist. She was going to stay wrapped safely in her lovers arms where nothing could touch her and..

    "Your Highness....?"

    ..and she would not have to face the abrasive light of morning, or be rushed around to dance attendance upon people that she wished to perdition. She would ignore them all and focus instead on his eyes, but it seemed like now even he wanted her to get up and deal with life..

    "Your Highness please?!"

    "Mmmmm.. go away, Lira.." She reached out her slender arms, silently begging for him not to go but he shook his head and was gone. Razielle groaned in distress..

    "Miss! You were expected at breakfast and have slept through it! I delayed waking you as much as I could but I fear they will be beating down your door soon if you do not rise.."

    A pale hand shot out through the opening in the bedcurtains and snatched the cup of stimcaf out of Lira's waiting hands. "Well why didn't you say so sooner?", she snapped.

    Princess Razielle did not snap, especially not at Lira..

    She sat up and took a sip of the steaming brew and immediately shoved it back out to the servant with a groan of distress. "Take it away please! It's awful..." She flopped back down to the bed and groaned. Lira was concerned enough to part the curtains and peer inside at her charge.

    "Miss Razielle? Are you quite alright?"

    "No. I'm dying. Summon the medics.."

    Lira of course didn't not believe her, assumed it was just another of the sometimes bratty Razielle's ploys to stay in bed and not face the Hapans. She insisted on tugging the Princess from the bed and dressing her in a lovely jade green gown, boasting a square necked bodice and draping a strand of amethysts and emeralds around her neck. While Razielle tried to sip down her stimcaf again, Lira elegantly coiffed her long dark hair. "All set, Miss. You look lovely."

    "I look green." She said dispassionately.. but she left, heading below to meet her fate..
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    The festivities of the previous evening had left the already jet-lagged Hapan Prince eager to retire to bed – yet as the sun of Onderon rose, so did Tristan. Whilst Razielle had languished in the comfort of her dreams, he had taken a light breakfast and left the Palace halls for the royal gardens.

    It was a bright, warm-weathered day and in the sky above, the four moons of Onderon – edging ever closer towards the lunar equinox – could scarcely be seen for the brilliance of the sun. From the raised land upon which the Palace had been built, wild forest land and mountains could be seen in the distance. It looked, Tristan thought, much like home.

    He turned away from the pleasant vista, to the attendant stood behind him. Queen Adraudia had provided a small staff of guards and courtiers to see to the Hapan Prince's needs, yet he found himself wishing them away. They were a constant shadow to his movements and seemed either too awed or offended by his presence to provide any conversation of worth. His own staff were more than necessary.

    He frowned. “Where is the Princess?”

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    Although she'd missed breakfast, there were still several platters awaiting any one that rose late. Razielle found she had absolutely no appetite however and bypassed the lot. She supposed it had been entirely rude of her to spend the better part of the morning in bed when she was meant to be playing the part of diplomatic Princess..

    Although she was still roaring in anger inside, a small part of her knew and accepted that it was not the fault of Prince Tristan that these events had come to pass.. He was as much a pawn in his mother's games as she was.. That fact had encouraged her to see if her betrothed could become her ally against his mother..

    She was informed that His Highness was touring the gardens, and went in search of him only to hear him inquire as to her whereabouts as she arrived.

    "Isn't there a lovely saying about speaking of devils and having them appear?", she quipped..

    Razielle stepped before him and dropped into a low curtsey. "Forgive me, Your Highness. I did not intend to sleep overlong.."

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    Tristan smiled, his lips pressed firmly together.

    “You needn't apologize, my lady. I expect your were quite worn out after your performance last night.”

    The escort of Onderonian guards stiffened, not fully understanding what the implied 'performance' was yet imagining that whatever it was, it was inappropriate for them to hear about and somehow slanderous to the Princess's dignity. They looked away from the royal pair, some of their faces becoming flushed with colour.

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    Rising gracefuly, Razielle took note of the guards dispostions with a slight arching of one dark brow.. "Yes, well... such energetic pursuits will do that, won't they..?"

    Let them stew on that for a while..

    "Shall we walk, my lord?" She tucked her hand into the crook of his arm with a questioning glance. Almost as an afterthought, Razielle turned her attention to the guards hovering nearby.

    "I think we'll survive if you keep watch from the entrance.", Razielle suggested with a tone that didn't leave room for any argument.

    "I promise not to put His Highness in any peril.."

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    Any protests would have been in vain, the guards knew that much, and so with reluctance they nodded and watched as their charge strolled off into the distance with Princess Razielle on his arm. They walked for a while in silence, merely enjoying the view.

    “I must admit,” Tristan said, at last breaking the silence, “that as hard as your staff might try to conceal it, I can't help but feel that my arrival here has caused quite a stir.”

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    To say the least... She thought.

    "I'm not sure it was your arrival, my lord.. That much had been eagerly anticipated.. I think the stirring about was caused more by the news of our sudden engagement."

    Razielle decided right at that moment that she would manage much better with the Prince if she took a more forthcoming approach with him. Like her, he did not seem overly fond of tip-toeing around layers of formality.

    "I felt much the same upon my own arrival. At first it was daunting, having a new nation for a home and new customs and people to come to know, but it worked out for the best. They are a coarse lot here, nothing like your home, but they are good and true.. if brutally honest at times."

    Smiling, she gazed askance at the Prince. "That much being said, shall we take a lesson from them and try to be as blunt ourselves? I would much rather come to know you based on truth and not prettied up nonsense.."

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    Tristan frowned faintly at the idea of Onderon being 'coarse'. The people of Iziz seemed so much more honest and simple than the Hapans, and that was nothing to be ashamed of. If anything, he applauded them, for they were so much more likeable than the duplicitous schemers of the Consortium.

    “Gladly. I've never been one for needless pretences.”

    He looked to her, smiling wryly.

    “...something troubles you.”

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    Aha! So the Prince was perceptive. She'd keep that in mind.

    "It's just.. I cannot help but wonder.." Razielle searched for a truthful, but also tactful, way to phrase what was on her mind.

    "What ever did you do to so displease your mother that she would send you packing from paradise to here, to be saddled with me?" She winced..

    "Very well, maybe that was too blunt.. It just does not seem like you are getting the better end of this deal, my lord.."

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    Tristan glanced down, smiling to himself. The transparency of the Hapan Queen's motivations had, evidently, not gone unnoticed.

    “You seem to know my mothers temperament well already, my lady,” he replied, glancing up. “Make no mistake, I am sure that you are a woman of great worth, whom I should be proud to marry – but this is not the reason she chose you for me. I believe it has more to do with the great distance between your world and my own.”

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    Somehow Razielle managed to keep her reply to a silent nod, rather than agree that yes, his dame had the temperment of a rabid dog and about the same amount of charm. There was no need to be ugly after all...

    "I suspected as much.. So you are being banished then. Why, if I might be so bold as to ask?"

    She knew also that this happily arranged marriage was also a lesson from the Queen Mother to Razielle herself. After spending so long in her esteemed company and not being cowed by her, this was her punishment. She'd put Razielle in her place, one way or another..

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    “Banished is not quite the word I would have chosen. I am free to return to the Hapes Consortium whenever I choose to do so... but once I am there, my safety cannot be accounted for. The court can be a... dangerous place.”

    He looked to the skyline, his eyes narrowing as if he were scrutinizing something.

    “Did you know, that it has been centuries since a monarch of the Consortium died of natural causes.”

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    It did not surpriese Razielle. She was ready to kill the Queen Mother already.

    "Considering the power, wealth and influence that the Consortium holds sway over, that is to be expected, I suppose.."

    That the Prince was also in danger was news to her though, she hadn't gotten the impression during her stay there that males, even noble ones, were considered that.. important. Still though, the thought that someone might assassinate the old crone in her bed gave Razielle a warm fuzzy feeling..

    "I suspect with a record like that.. Procedures for ensuring the safety of the royal family must be quite rigid.. Although, perhaps just not returning.. would be wise..", she laughed lightly..

    "Would you want to? Return to Hapes, I mean.."

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    Tristan nodded. “My sister is still there,” he said, then falling silent.

    Somehow, that was enough. There was an unsettled tone to his voice that spoke volumes of his true anxieties.

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    "Elaine..", she said simply, nodding in understanding.

    "She seemed most capable, if a bit subdued.." Beneath your Mother's beautiful tyranny..

    "She'll find herself similarly betrothed soon as well..hmm?"

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    “Our mother will not rest until she has secured the her legacy. Elaine is the heir to the throne, she must be wed if the bloodline is to survive.”

    Tristan shook his head, breathing in deep and slow as he felt his anger rising within.

    “Wed to some... lecherous ox, who will trample her soul and cage her like a song-bird.”

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    It didn't take a master empath to feel the anger rolling off Tristan as he thought of his sister and her uncertain fate. Razielle did not want to like this man. She did not want to admire him, or think kindly on him in any way, but his affection for his sister was endearing, and their mutual dislike of his mother's schemes... It was common ground and could be built upon.

    "Well not to cast a dire shadow upon your venerable mother, but perhaps the common eventuality of all those who ruled before her will occur in time to save your sister from such a fate..", she hedged the subject carfeully.

    Razielle pausing in their stroll to pick up a flower the had fallen into their path, as if the subject was only passingly interesting to her.. and not her every desire. She twirled the stem between her fingers thoughtfully before tucking her hand once more around Tristan's arm to continue..

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    Tristan turned, head tilting as he watched Razielle crouch to retrieve the fallen flower.

    “Yes,” he said as she rejoined him, his tone almost verging upon suspicion – or perhaps curiosity. “Perhaps...”

    They continued to walk, with the Princes leading the way on a scenic route through the gardens. Yet, Tristan's mind was elsewhere now, his gaze distant.

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    Walking in silence for a while, Razielle's own thoughts were also elsewhere while her mind worked. She didn't worry about how she appeared, she'd been trained since the cradle to carry herself as a proper young lady and seem composed at all the necessary times, this being one of them..

    When she took note of the Prince's similar distant mien, she chuckled and patted him on the arm. "Where have you gone, my lord? I fear already you've left me to return to Hapes and save your sister..", she teased..

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    Tristan smiled, though not without effort. “My apologies.”

    They had come upon a small courtyard, in which stood a fountain topped by some weather-worn statue. Tristan paused to appraise the craftsmanship, hidden as it was beneath the tangle of ivy-vines that had been allowed to grow over it.

    “I'm sorry that you have become a part of all this... my lady,” he said, and in speaking turned to face Razielle, lifting one hand to brush fingertips to her cheek.

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