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It had been a very long time since she had visited the city of the gods, she had forgotten how beautiful it was, the way it was carved showed how much prowess the ancient Phoenixes and Dragons once had. They could no longer build such structures like this. She looked out amongst the many temples and some houses that served as living quarters for those that chose a life of faith and prudence. Hysteria was supposed to meet someone here today, some Lord of Phobos she had never heard of before she had received the letter.

She looked toward the temple of Antari and crouched down in order to give the Temple some respect as it was supposed to be the temple of her goddess... but she doubted the goddess heard prayer any more, not because she ignored her people, but for a far more interesting reason.

Hysteria stood back up and looked around once more, wrapping a fur shawl a little tighter around her shoulders so she could fend off the cold as she walked toward another building in order to inspect its intricacy farther as she waited.

(She looks 28 ^^'')

Hysteria turned around, the former queen looked at the man for a moment before she bowed her head to him "It is a fine day. Though it is cold the snow gives the land an appearance very few appreciate" she said to him as she looked at the ground and its powdered sugar look of the snow upon it.

She would walk over to him and study him for a second before she gave him a slight curtsy "Hysteria Bellris, A pleasure to make your acquaintance Lord Xerseis" she said to him before she stood up straight, her perfect posture brought upon her by years of etiquette training. "You wished to speak with me?" she asked him as a few school children walked swiftly around them as they headed to the school of Rayanne.

(XD its ok)

Hysteria smiled as she took his arm and decided to walk with him, using her free hand to lift her skirts just enough so that they wouldn't drag to much on the ground, and just enough that the tips of her boots would poke out as she walked "In Bellris the power stands with whomever the people trust the most. Before I removed my crown I was a benevolent queen to them and now I work to improve all of Bellris and they see that my action benefits them." she said "That is the only reason I retain my power, nothing more" she said calmly as she stopped and lowered her head to a passing priest before then continued walking

"Bellris does not concern itself with the Emperor, We have made it clear that his authority does not pass the boarder and so far he has managed to understand that simple fact" Hysteria said to Lord Xerxies, her long braided her hitting between her shoulder blades "Its not a matter of staying strong when it comes to the current ruling family but what they come to perceive as strength and when strength turns into a threat." Hysteria looked forward at one of the temples "The Emperor is of loose morals but he at least seems to have an average amount of intelligence, which seems to be enough to understand that with the current state of the Empire, if he chooses to do anything to Bellris it is quite possible that his people will starve and he will find himself replaced"

(XD its ok)

She raised an eyebrow as she looked over at him but then she scoffed before looking away "I believe Lionis is in decline and it has been for a while, however the Drosselmeyers being in power is causing it to rot. Bellris, and myself included to not fear an Emperor that can not hold onto his own peoples well being let alone the people of four other kingdoms" she said to him before she looked out in front of them again "I would have a better opinion on Ethe if our agreement had been kept, an exchange of food for support in building the Bellrisian roads, but with the Queen becoming no better then a recluse my person opinion on the Kingdom is not a high one, but because the Queen has been through so much these last few years we will give it space...as for Phobos" her smile turned into a smirk "You are quite the ally to have, we have traded with you and have even help you make your land farmable, and your King has made good on his bargins, it is quite likely Phobos and Bellris will continue to be allies for this generation and with luck the next one as well."

"Having the support of others makes things run more smoothly. I can fund most everything out of my out accounts without the bother of phoenix or dragons, but I would have preferred a road all across Epsilon, that would mean I would need the participation of each ruler, with the Queen becoming less then what she was... yes, it is serious." she said "However I can not speak about what effects all the light phoenix and what doesn't. Those in Ethe are not my concern, however Bellris must begin to collude with the Ethen monarchy once more since just a little under an eighth of our population is now made up of solely Ethen born"

Hysteria walked over to a fountain and swept the snow aside and sat down "Tell me, what is your thought of the Drosselmeyer emperor, clearly if you are meeting with me you have either already made contact with him or have plans to do so." she said as she folded her hands over one another "I have met with the Emperor only once and it shows in his statue that he has impeccable breeding when it comes to the physical, but when it comes to the mental one can say he is.... a chickens short of a coop?" Hysteria smiled as she tilted her head to the side just enough to cause her long braids of hair to fall over her shoulder " ...I even hear he's tried to marry his bloodline into the Letho house but had to settle for the Duke Achmetha." she said as she lowered her eyelids "Most likely in support of the Duke if he ever pushes for a coup d'état in this fair land of yours."

"I doubt that he would ever bother riding at the front of the armies again." she said with a smirk "From what I've read in the history books he rode at the front of the army in order to Kill the Empress Catherine and take power for himself. Now the Empress Catherine and the son she had by the Late emperor Apollion are both dead... one killed by our current Emperor and the second well, who knows weather the child is still alive or resting in an unmarked grave, either way if the rumors about the Emperor are true he would not leave anything to chance, and if he so pleases to take Phobos, I would not be war you would be facing but an assassination attempt" Hysteria let her eyes slowly slide over to Xerxies "A warlord is not what this world needs right now. It is because of war that a portion of your land is forever unusable in the Ashlands and it is because of war the scarred stretch in Zalto was created... How many thousands of people just following orders where thrown off the side of the world because of warlords? and how many family lines have ended because of an order" Hysteria sighed and closed her eyes "One will never know the countless possibilities that where struck down because of people that would prefer to pain their skin red with blood rather then let the rivers run pure and crystal."

Hysteria then brought her hands back so they rested on the cold stone of the fountain "I do not know how long you have been in power, but clearly you are old enough to remember to Lionis dynasty. With Phobos being as geared toward the military lifestyle I would be surprised if the daughter of the late Emperor wasn't known here" she said "The Dragon of Death... Rumors even circulate in Bellris of the last living Dragon of the Lionis line somehow managing to have escaped the slaughter..." she said as she looked back at him, rolling her head back so she could see him fully "what are your thoughts on this possibility of her being alive?"

Hysteria smirked at his answer, it wasn't really one if you looked at it but Hysteria wouldn't push it that much. Instead she brought her hand, now cold, up to her lap Let me be frank with you Lord Xerxies. The people of Lionis look at Emperor Drosselmeyer with suspicion and anxiety grows in them like a weed. They may be uneducated, unresoursful, and use to a life of poverty and starvation but even ants are strong enough when the move together" she said "Princess Evelyn is quite alive, she came to Bellris seeking help and she was given help for a few months, when she was healed from her wounds she went on her way. Last I heard she was crowned the most beautiful woman at the Zalton fertility festival last year."

She looked out across the streets of the city of the gods, it was fairly empty with a few people walking around every once in a while "You said you wished to make my acquaintance and you have. Is that all you had in mind when asking to do so? Or is this all to get a glimmer as to where I stand in the scheme of things?" she asked him.