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[occulthymns]

[The first thing that Euri's bracelet is recording is the CRUNCH CRUNCH of snow under her boots. She and Dog are out exploring all of Gefion Park today, curious to see how the snow changes the area surrounding her home.]

The snow is pretty nice! It's a lot more than we'd get back home in Fuggum.

Oh - but I had a question. There's a couple of people here who are royalty, right? How does that work, anyway? How do they get castles? Is it different in every world? The humans back home have royalty, and stories about princes and kings being chivalrous and slaying dragons and rescuing damsels in distress. I think if you marry someone royal you become royal, but I don't really know the details.

So! How does royalty work for everyone else?

[She and Dog will be out wandering all over Gefion for a while, so feel free to run into her in person!]

Comments

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[kaderp]

Are there many here who are royal? As I understand, in many places, those who are royal marry others who are royal -- I do not think it is so acceptable to marry a commoner if you are of royal blood. You may raise your status by doing things that royalty would appreciate, however; being a religious leader or a high ranking scholar or a fierce warrior...

audio;

[occulthymns]

Really? Does that mean anyone can become royalty if they work hard enough?

... And is royal blood any different than normal blood? For humans, I mean.

audio;

[kaderp]

I am not sure. I think, perhaps, over time, they could raise their family to a level of nobility, but I do not think it is likely to happen in the lifespan of one man.

They bleed the same as anyone else does.

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[noblejustice]

To answer your question, as I am of royal blood myself, my father's family has been the ruling leaders of my country even before I was born or so I was told when I was young. My mother was a noblewoman who my father chose as his wife and after his passing, she inherited the throne to become empress.

[ voice ]

[occulthymns]

What's a noblewoman? Isn't that royalty too? Or are there different levels? [This sounds so... complicated.]

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[secondborn]

[It's Euri on the network, so Alastair listens, but the questions she asks give him pause.

Because he's technically royalty.

Or he was, anyway.

But he doesn't like talking about it. Why would he? It's not something to be proud of, and just being royal doesn't mean he's automatically better than anyone else.

Anyway.

It's a little while before he decides to actually respond.]

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[secondborn]

What brought this up?

action; because why not

[darkbreak]

[There's someone else hanging around Gefion. Although he's mostly hanging around the frozen lake, staring out onto it.

If Euri notices, she'll see that he's wearing her scarf though :)]

huhuhu

[occulthymns]

[Oho, Euri recognizes it and that shock of white hair after a bit of squinting.

So of course the most reasonable thing to do is throw a snowball at him.

... And completely miss.]

( VIDEO )

[robb]

[ w h y would you do that euri. ]

Sometimes it is given and at times it is taken.

[ a beat. ]

It is not a price worth paying, Milady.

( AUDIO )

[occulthymns]

Huh? [Why you gotta crush her dreams Robb] What do you mean?

audio;

[extradite]

...if you meet royalty, I don't think you're supposed to talk to them. Let alone ask... well.

audio;

[occulthymns]

What? Why not?

[fluturi]

[For the first time in a long time, it actually takes a while for Nick to answer, because tthis is a topic that hits very close to home. It's taking all of his willpower not to show himself off, because, darn it, he liked being in power. Being a leader was the best thing in the world, but no, no, he has to keep that secret.]

[So, with a rather rare amount of hesitance on his part, he begins speaking:]

Um...yeah, back home, there was a kind of royalty for Moths and all, though we didn't really consider them royal in the way humans do...they were just a higher lifeform, perfect in every way, and we followed them because, honestly, we would be kind of lost without them.

[oh nick you can't even pretend to talk about something else without subtly stroking your own ego, can you]

[occulthymns]

Really? [That sounds so weird to her.] What made them better than regular Moths?

[Video]

[dragonspeak]

It can get complicated. The succession, I mean. [He's learnt this first-hand in Camelot.]

Chivalry and adventures, though...I think that's more of a knight thing than a royalty thing, even if you are expected to be courteous.

[Audio]

[occulthymns]

Really? Why's that?

Wh - no, princes and kings are supposed to be chivalrous, too!

video;

[deadcenter]

...Yeah I thought it was all about marriage and shit. There's an initial bloodline and other nobles can marry into it.

I think at least. Either that or a lot of incest.

audio;

[occulthymns]

- Incest?? Are you serious?

Video

[sparkling_eyes]

It works a little differently everywhere. Where I'm from, the country is a Queendom, which means only the female members of the royal family are in line for the throne.

Audio

[occulthymns]

Then what are their husbands called? Not kings?

audio;

[wasthemaster]

Well, I mean, I live in a manor which is just a smaller version of a castle. Does that make me royalty?

audio;

[occulthymns]

No, that just means you're rich.

[ video ]

[pratentious]

[ Amused, faintly, but as Merlin said - succession can be a tricky thing. ]

Those are some rather interesting stories. Though I suppose taxes and treaty negotiations aren't quite the fascinating fodder for song.

[ Still, the lady asked a question that bears answering. He answers with due solemnity for one whose throne is so frequently sought after, and by his own sister, no less. ]

I suppose it might be different for every world, just as it is different for every kingdom. There are lawful and just means of succession every bit as much as there are criminal manners of obtaining a throne. Royalty is not hardly a simple matter, in any case.

[ audio ]

[occulthymns]

Criminal manners? What do you mean?