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 Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2017 8:03 pm
the work of the righteous is never done Joachim Alexie he knocked on the door to the chamber. he heard the playing but as he entered he could almost see the sadness cloaking his daughter. " child holding on to sadness by yourself is not good for the spirit." He would never know what drove her to the emperor. perhaps the gods willed it. he brought chamomile tea with him, the pot a ceramic one painted in the image of flowers.
he walked closer to his daughter. for now, he would provide his ear for her. he would not judge her, her love like others might. he already knew how powerful love was.
The pride of good work always seems less
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Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2017 8:50 pm
 ✭✮✯✰☆☽ 𝓐𝒎𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒂 𝓡𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒂 𝓓𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒎𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒓
☾☆✰✯✮✭ 𝙴𝔪𝔭𝔯𝔢𝔰𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝐸𝔭𝔰𝔦𝔩𝔬𝔫 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝐿𝔦𝔬𝔫𝔦𝔰, 𝙼𝔞𝔶𝔬𝔯𝔞𝔩 𝙳𝔞𝔲𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔢𝔯 𝔬𝔣 𝙴𝔱𝔥𝔢 Ambrosia looked up at her father, tears shimmering in her eyes, "Oh father, but how can I shed tears when my children and people need strength. And yet a great sadness fills me, a sadness for having just left with the children and leaving my husband alone to defend himself and to think I have abandoned him in his darkest hours. A sadness for how my people must see me as a coward and weak minded woman who could not see the darkness she slept with each night. And a deep soul wrenching despair that I failed Azazel, my Azazel. That I failed to save him from the darkness that threatened to take him. How could I fail in saving my own husband?"
Her hands shook as she took hold of the cup her father offered. "I do not know which is worse, that I failed my husband or that I failed my people in being so blinded by my love for him that I did not see the evils for which he committed. Evils of which I'm sure I'll learn all about soon enough." She looked down at the golden liquid of the tea, trying to take warmth from it. ✰═━┈ 𝚃𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢'𝔰 𝔞𝔩𝔴𝔞𝔶𝔰 𝔞 𝙻𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱 𝔦𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝙳𝔞𝔯𝔨𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔰...𝙸𝔱'𝔰 𝔪𝔶 𝔧𝔬𝔟 𝔱𝔬 𝙶𝔲𝔦𝔡𝔢 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔱𝔥𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔤𝔥┈━═✰
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Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2017 9:40 pm
the work of the righteous is never done Joachim Alexie Joachim took a seat and a sip from his own cup as he listened to his daughter. he took another sip letting the silence build between them before he finally spoke. " love tends to blind us to imperfections. the stronger the love the stronger the denial.. my daughter you are too pure for any being on Episilon. you protected yourself, and you tried to save him" he looked at thee children playing with the wolf. " and in some way, you had to save him. how could she make it all the way to your room? perhaps he felt he could not be saved and left a hole where someone could come and take you away from him since he would never be able to live without his light."
he hoped his words would have a calming effect. he spoke to her in his most calming voice he could. " you are just like your mother in that regard. bringing light to dark places."
The pride of good work always seems less
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Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2017 7:05 pm
✭✮✯✰☆☽ 𝓐𝒎𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒂 𝓡𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒂 𝓓𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒎𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒓
☾☆✰✯✮✭ 𝙴𝔪𝔭𝔯𝔢𝔰𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝐸𝔭𝔰𝔦𝔩𝔬𝔫 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝐿𝔦𝔬𝔫𝔦𝔰, 𝙼𝔞𝔶𝔬𝔯𝔞𝔩 𝙳𝔞𝔲𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔢𝔯 𝔬𝔣 𝙴𝔱𝔥𝔢 A flicker of worry sparked in her eyes at the mention of her husbands life ending. Even if he was as bad as they said he was she still loved him and his passing was a large fear and worry. But her father's words brought her some comfort and slowly she took a sip of her tea. She moved closer to her father on the window seat and rested her head on his shoulder as she had often done growing up. "Do you really believe I saved him from his darkness even just a little?" She smiled softly at the reminder of her mother, "I miss them. Mother and Makaio."
She let the silence stretch and the sound of her children's joy and Rascal's playful yips fill the air. Soon enough she let out a sigh, "So what do we do now father? Do the children and I remain in hiding forever?" ✰═━┈ 𝚃𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢'𝔰 𝔞𝔩𝔴𝔞𝔶𝔰 𝔞 𝙻𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱 𝔦𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝙳𝔞𝔯𝔨𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔰...𝙸𝔱'𝔰 𝔪𝔶 𝔧𝔬𝔟 𝔱𝔬 𝙶𝔲𝔦𝔡𝔢 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔱𝔥𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔤𝔥┈━═✰
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Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2017 4:45 pm
the work of the righteous is never done Joachim Alexie Joachim smiled to himself and stroked his daughters hair absentmindely it was always his go to move to try and calm down the feeings of either her or her mother. this moments he was rather glad to nto be in his youtkh anymore. tho her questions where something he had been thinking abotu ever since Evelyn had come and dropped his daughter of.
" that is the main question is it not? Evelyn herself is most likely to just let you live as long as you don't try to say you have a claim to the throne." he finally responded with a tired sigh. " the main ones we have to worry about is the populous they might begin to look down on you, and even try to punish you and the children for his crimes, I have seen it plenty times, children blamed for the crimes of their fathers or forefathers. I can promise you that here you will be protected from such things as long as I have breath." he stopped stroking her head. once more the image of the current power structure of Ethe. He wondered how they would act around there daughter. his eyes darkened. " times as they are I think your light is needed more in this world of ours." he genuinely smiled now. " what is it that you want to do dear daughter? what is the legacy that you wish to put unto this land? perhaps I might be able to help you do that."
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Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 8:14 pm
hades_from_hell ((Sorry got overwhelmed with the holiday sweatdrop )) ✭✮✯✰☆☽ 𝓐𝒎𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒂 𝓡𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒂 𝓓𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒎𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒓
☾☆✰✯✮✭ 𝙴𝔪𝔭𝔯𝔢𝔰𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝐸𝔭𝔰𝔦𝔩𝔬𝔫 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝐿𝔦𝔬𝔫𝔦𝔰, 𝙼𝔞𝔶𝔬𝔯𝔞𝔩 𝙳𝔞𝔲𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔢𝔯 𝔬𝔣 𝙴𝔱𝔥𝔢 Ambrosia looked at her children, worry ever strong in her gaze. The thought of her people attacking her children for something their father had done. Things she was unaware of. It tore her apart. Her father promised them safety and sanctuary in all meanings of the word. This brought her enough comfort for the time being but could she really live in hiding the rest of her life? Could she ask the same of her children who didn't get to choose who their parents were? No. The answer was with such a fierce ferocity, no. They deserved to live a life in the light of day. They deserved to be able to pursue their dreams/ To find love. To have their own family's and legacies. So did her people for that manner. No one should have to live in the dark. No one should have to stay in the past and dwell on the ugliness of the word. A determination lit up her eyes and she looked up at her father.
"I want to save my children and my people. I wish to teach my children how to see the light in the darkness and harshness of this world." She looked bad at her children. "I want to help my people learn that not everyone is like their father's and will not make the same mistakes. To teach them that the past is meant to learn from. That it's not a thing to dwell on, but to grow from. I want to show our people that finding happiness is possible if you work hard on not letting the negative rule you. I want to help them realize that we all have a little light inside us, or maybe inside our partners just waiting to be released so it can help them through the darkness." Looking back up at her father, her voice was strong and true. "I want to leave a legacy of light and joy. I want to help." ✰═━┈ 𝚃𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢'𝔰 𝔞𝔩𝔴𝔞𝔶𝔰 𝔞 𝙻𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱 𝔦𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝙳𝔞𝔯𝔨𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔰...𝙸𝔱'𝔰 𝔪𝔶 𝔧𝔬𝔟 𝔱𝔬 𝙶𝔲𝔦𝔡𝔢 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔱𝔥𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔤𝔥┈━═✰
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Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2017 7:13 am
the work of the righteous is never done Joachim Alexie Joachim nodded and smiled at his daughters decission.she definitely had a good demenore. and he felt pride in her words. " helping is going to be a hard thing to do my daughter. but yes that is something you can definitely do "
he looked at his grandchildren. "i am proud of you Ambrosia, you are choosing a hard path but i a proud of you." The pride of good work always seems less
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Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2017 8:01 pm
✭✮✯✰☆☽ 𝓐𝒎𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒂 𝓡𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒂 𝓓𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒎𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒓
☾☆✰✯✮✭ 𝙴𝔪𝔭𝔯𝔢𝔰𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝐸𝔭𝔰𝔦𝔩𝔬𝔫 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝐿𝔦𝔬𝔫𝔦𝔰, 𝙼𝔞𝔶𝔬𝔯𝔞𝔩 𝙳𝔞𝔲𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔢𝔯 𝔬𝔣 𝙴𝔱𝔥𝔢 Ambrosia smiled softly as she leaned her head once more on her father's shoulder. "Thank you daddy." Now that her new path was settled she set about trying to figure out her first steps. Should she send word to the castle? Try to reach her husband or Alistair? Or should she return? She wasn't sure where to begin, and what was the right first step that wouldn't endanger her children. "Should I send word to the castle?" Her unspoken worry for her husbands life lay just barely unspoken. "Or should I try to make contact with his eldest first? Would that be the safest option?" ✰═━┈ 𝚃𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢'𝔰 𝔞𝔩𝔴𝔞𝔶𝔰 𝔞 𝙻𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱 𝔦𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝙳𝔞𝔯𝔨𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔰...𝙸𝔱'𝔰 𝔪𝔶 𝔧𝔬𝔟 𝔱𝔬 𝙶𝔲𝔦𝔡𝔢 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔱𝔥𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔤𝔥┈━═✰
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Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2017 4:48 pm
 Alistair Drosselmeyer the ride back to Ethe was not necessarily the most pleasant for Alistair. he had a daunting task ahead of him. tho he was sure that the news would have made it to the manor before him. he had at least managed to send word that he would be arriving at the manor. his shoulders did not have the weight of the world on them anymore, and tho he did not get anything from the oracles, his path ahead would still be clear to him. his feet touched the ground of the mayor's estate. Alistair looked longingly at the home. he did not know what to expect.
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Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2017 6:15 pm
✭✮✯✰☆☽ 𝓐𝒎𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒂 𝓡𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒂 𝓓𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒎𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒓 ☾☆✰✯✮✭ 𝙼𝔞𝔶𝔬𝔯𝔞𝔩 𝙳𝔞𝔲𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔢𝔯 𝔬𝔣 𝙴𝔱𝔥𝔢 Ambrosia sat outside watching her children play in the front gardens. She wore as was accustomed a black dress and veil. A sad smile on her lips as she sang a song making her children dance and laugh completely unaware of what has transpired.
Her mind was spiraling. Her beloved husband was dead and soon enough someone was going to sit her down and tell her of just all the atrocities he had committed that led up to it. Her children were in danger of her own people harming them in retribution for their father's actions. She felt helpless hiding here with her children in her father's home. But she had no where to go. She still had to contact Evelyn and ask if she may return to the castle to at least gather some more things for her children and to congratulate her on her succession. Which she truly was happy about, Evelyn was a nice woman and hopefully would some day become her friend.
She had received word earlier that Alistair would be visiting. Her father had asked her to wait for him as he had business to take care of. So when she head the noise of footsteps she looked up slowly and tried her hardest to not let him see the puffiness of her eyes from the precious nights tears. "Alistair. Welcome to my father's estate. Would you care to sit outside or come inside for refreshments?" Her voice quivered ever so slightly as it was really her first time speaking. Singing came natural to her but her normal speaking voice had grown rather rough and unused from her grief.
✰═━┈ 𝚃𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢'𝔰 𝔞𝔩𝔴𝔞𝔶𝔰 𝔞 𝙻𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱 𝔦𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝙳𝔞𝔯𝔨𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔰...𝙸𝔱'𝔰 𝔪𝔶 𝔧𝔬𝔟 𝔱𝔬 𝙶𝔲𝔦𝔡𝔢 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔱𝔥𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔤𝔥┈━═✰
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Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2017 6:34 pm
Alistair DrosselmeyerA small polite smile came on his lips. He managed to catch some of her singing. He could understand how his father could be entransed by such purity. He bowed lightly. "i do not think i can enter your home." he looked at the children and the woman dressed in grieving clothes. It did not matter who his father was to the rest of the world. " i came to personally tell you. He loved you. It can be seen as cowardly. But he lost himself when he lost you. Azezel did not have much fight in him when i commited my sin." he did not raise his head from his bow. He was here to acknolwedge that what he did was a sin. And that he k ew that she was someone who would suffer from his actions.
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Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2017 7:05 pm
✭✮✯✰☆☽ 𝓐𝒎𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒂 𝓡𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒂 𝓓𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒎𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒓
☾☆✰✯✮✭ 𝙼𝔞𝔶𝔬𝔯𝔞𝔩 𝙳𝔞𝔲𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔢𝔯 𝔬𝔣 𝙴𝔱𝔥𝔢 Ambrosia smiled softly, "No matter what you ever do Alistair, you are always welcome in my home. I have always trusted you, and I shall continue to do so." She rose and held herself as a former empress should, even as her eyes quivered from the pain of hearing the rumors were true of Alistair killing his father. She walked over slowly to him and grabbed his chin softly and begged him to rise and look her in her eyes. "There never has been and never shall be cowardice in love. Love is strength. Love is trust. and love is light in the darkness. And there is always light in the darkness. You just have to look for it." Once he was standing she removed her veil and busied herself with straightening his collar. Sadness was emanate in her eyes but so was a twinkle.
She sighed, "Your father simply got lost in his darkness and gave up his search for the light. Even if it was sitting right in front of him as it always had. Your father's age and past weighed on him and I believe ultimately drove him mad. I regret not seeing it sooner. Not fighting harder to save him as he fell further into his darkness. For a while I was blissful in my ignorance. Constantly ignoring the whispers and allowing your father to keep me out of politics. Ultimately allowing myself to be blinded in my love for him. Ignorant in thinking that the side of him he showed me was what he showed everyone else.
I am aware now of some of his transgressions Alistair. And just as I knew him. I am fairly sure I can at least understand you. You helped me when I ruled in his stead while he was ill and I knew then as I know now you will always put the welfare of the kingdom and it's people first. Killing your father is a sin, but in this case you did it with the calculated judgment of doing so to protect the kingdom and its people. I cannot fault you in that."
She took a shuttering breath and looked down now. "Still I will miss him, and I worry for Eliana and Elric. We cannot hide here with my father forever. And people can be cruel in their pain and grief..." These words were more a whisper and Ambrosia herself didn't even realize she had spoken them.
She looked back up at Alistair and smiled softly, "Come inside for refreshments please. I could use the company." ✰═━┈ 𝚃𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢'𝔰 𝔞𝔩𝔴𝔞𝔶𝔰 𝔞 𝙻𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱 𝔦𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝙳𝔞𝔯𝔨𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔰...𝙸𝔱'𝔰 𝔪𝔶 𝔧𝔬𝔟 𝔱𝔬 𝙶𝔲𝔦𝔡𝔢 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔱𝔥𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔤𝔥┈━═✰
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Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2017 7:29 pm
Alistair Drosselmeyer he felt stunned by her words and actions. of all the things that he could have expected from her such kindness and purity in words where not what he thought would come from her. a small smile played on his lips. " the people need some time to grieve. I do offer you the use of the Drosselmeyer home as a base of operations if you wish for it." this woman. even in what should have left her in tears or in maddening anger at her self or the world, instead choose to remain strong. she gave him hope for a future free of the darkness that now seemed to touch everything in his eyes. " you do not have to worry about the people much. you are the archduchess.. you can use your power to help bring the light that is desperately needed in this world." his smile vanished. "I would gladly join you for refreshments, I do not mind being the ear that listens."
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Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2017 7:53 pm
hades_from_hell ((Where is the Drosselmeyer home? All I'm aware of is the castle lol sweatdrop )) ✭✮✯✰☆☽ 𝓐𝒎𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒂 𝓡𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒂 𝓓𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒎𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒓
☾☆✰✯✮✭ 𝙼𝔞𝔶𝔬𝔯𝔞𝔩 𝙳𝔞𝔲𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔢𝔯 𝔬𝔣 𝙴𝔱𝔥𝔢 Ambrosia's smile brightened and even reached her eyes. She was glad he accepted her offer for refreshments and the offer of the Drosselmeyer home. "That sounds nice. Will you be staying there as well?" Eliana ever the late one finally realized Alistair was there and came running over to the Elric following slowly behind her. Ambrosia smiled down at them and picked up Elric, grabbing Eliana's hand began to walk towards the doors. Leading them inside. She lead them all to the library and set Elric down handing him a small book to flip through while his sister ran around happily.
Ambrosia walked over to her window bench and quickly cleaned off her journals on herbs and research texts. She sat down after giving a request to the maid who had followed them inside. She made a motion for he spot near her.
"Please excuse the mess, I've been busying myself with my herbal research. I've been hoping on finding something to help with the typhoid that is spreading." As the tea and sandwiches came she smiled and poured him a glass. "Now, tell me what plagues your mind that makes your eyes so dark and your smile weakened." She said offering him the plate of sandwiches. ✰═━┈ 𝚃𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢'𝔰 𝔞𝔩𝔴𝔞𝔶𝔰 𝔞 𝙻𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱 𝔦𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝙳𝔞𝔯𝔨𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔰...𝙸𝔱'𝔰 𝔪𝔶 𝔧𝔬𝔟 𝔱𝔬 𝙶𝔲𝔦𝔡𝔢 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔱𝔥𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔤𝔥┈━═✰
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Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2017 8:38 pm
Alistair Drosselmeyer As he followed the arch duchess. He was surprised by how the home was remodeled and even the work that she was doing. " oh that?" he wondered why it was taking so long for the people to stop getting typhoid. " in the royal library there are books that speak of evils brought By war." he looked around the old mans library. " when i was in school one class i took had a student who asked if maybe what where called demons and exorcism were not old medicine." He took out a book on old exorcisms. Flipping through the pages as he spoke. " i do not know if you have heard or not. But you are an arch duchess. You have your own land to rule as well. It brings me joy to see you worry about everyone." He smiled as he reached a page and read out. " after war the curse of the innocents fills the lands the waters darken and spread ills to the people. Until the water is cleansed and the black blood removed the spirits shall not rest." he brought the book to her. " i have spent a good deal of time reading through the books in the royal library. There is one that speaks of the disease affecting people and how to help people get better. But its an old book. In an old section. And not maby search through the libraries. This sounds like somethings that can lead us to a solution. In the olden times there was a belief that there was black blood in the body. And that if it overcame the good vlood one would get sick. Many of our medicines began with the assumptions that plants helped to bring blance to us. So maybe what we need to do is first clean the source. Because only titania solidon and palude have been affected in ethe we can guess that maybe there is some bad water that people are drinking?" he spoke with a smile. Never answering the question she posted as to why his smile did not reach his eye. heart_broken_vampriss the house of the drosselmeyers is in nemerser now
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