From a young age Hibiki had always known that she was not exactly what you would consider "normal". Her body held scales that covered her arms and legs. Much of her life was the result of her distinction to other humans. She did she was met with discrimination and insults.
She had always preferred to spend her time looking after abandoned and injured strays that she found on the streets of the city, rather then to spend it trying to find comfort in other humans. She felt more connected to them. Hibiki had always loathed the way that human treated their animals. They were cruel to them and used like tools. She vowed to make sure that they were protected by human harm, yet no matter what she tried it was never something that she was able to achieve. Countless nights that she had spent in cold, damp cells of dungeons from the result of her attempt to free animals from the cruel masters. Though in her dreams there was always one creature that she felt pained for, one creature that Mankind only viewed as a pest, a vermin to be exterminated, The dragons.
Every night she heard the sounds and souls of dragons run through her every body, she knew that they would not neglect her as humanity had, perhaps she could find comfort in them the way that she found in other animals. She would treat the dragons as a pest that Humans did, she would sought to protect them from extinction, to see them safe, to see them loved.
Takane brushed her hair as she looked out of her place window, rain. It had not been a clear day for a long time and the rain refused to let up.
"Your majesty?" A brunette woman attempted to gain the attention of the woman staring out of her window.
Takane raised her head and turned around to the source of the sound. "Yes Akizuki?"
"Forgive me for interrupting you, your majesty, but you are need in the throne room. There are many urgent request that the queen must attend to." Ritsuko informed the woman.
"Yes...I understand." Takane nodded her head. Queen, that was a name that she was still getting accustomed to. Her coronation had been only but a few weeks before, yet she was rather busy, even in this time of bad weather. "How many have come with their requests today Akizuki?"
"I can't really say for sure your majesty, the house of Minase has arrived though, I believe that they will defiantly have a request that they will search for the crown to be able to deal with." Ritsuko explained as she walked the halls of the palace with the queen.
"The Minase? I suppose then there's is a request that will be hard to refuse." Takane sighed as she thought about her situation., looking towards they end of the hall she noticed the private guards that were protecting the said duchess.
"The Minase family have a large amount of wealth and power, one almost equal to our own. it would be hard to turn down their request without repercussion of the family." The brunette told turning to the woman "However though I believe they have sent their daughter in the their place to head their request. Speaking of which perhaps it would be best if you greeted her yourself before we attended to the matters at hand."
"Very well then." Takane nodded as she walked up to the guards.
"Mou. I can't believe we had to travel all this way in such horrid weather, father could have sent anyone of my brothers, why did he have to send myself?" The duchess complained trying to make sure that her hair was not messed up from the rainfall.
"Maybe it's because he thinks that you're the most sensible and best suited for meeting the queen Iori." The duchess' pigtailed maid attempted to comfort the girl.
"Well...well of course he did Yayoi. I mean my brothers would only mess things up. After all there is no one more suited to royalty then myself." Iori smiled, seeming rather proud with her self.
"Good afternoon. Miss Minase." Takane greeted the girl, causing her to jump slightly at the hearing the voice of the girl."I...I trust that your journey was met without problem."
"Our...our journey was just fine." Iori regained her posture putting on her usual. "I am duchess Iori Minase of House Minase, my father requested that I meet your acquittance. There is much that my house wished to discus with you queen Takane. I hope that you will be willing to hear our request, for now though I must prepare my self." Iori turned to leave.
Not leaving imediatly to be by the duchess' side, Yayoi walked up to the queen, shaking from how nervous that she was.
"I'm...I'm pleased to meet you!" Yayoi bowed to the white haired girl who smiled at her. "P...please don't think badly of Iori, she's a good person really."
"Yayoi!" Iori called the maid who jumped at hearing her name spoke.
"Ye...yes ma'am!" Yayoi responded running to catch up to the other girl before she stopped half way and turned back to the queen to bow to her. "Th..thank you for having us!" Yayoi quickly added before she finally left.
"That Iori is certainly a daughter of the Minase family." Ritsuko sighed "Spoilt and bratty..."
"My..my Ritsuko, you shouldn't think so bad of people." A dark haired woman lectured the woman.
"Duchess Miura, I see that you managed to find your way safely to the palace." Takane greeted the woman
"Actually we got lost a few times..." Azusa admitted scratching the side of her face. "In fact I was actually trying to find the throne room and I ended up here. Could you tell me which is the correct way?"
"Urgghh...sorry your majesty" Ritsuko rubbed the bridge of her before she walked over to the woman and took her arm. "Here, I'll guide you, I'm sure your guards are most likely worried about where you are right now."
Takane watched as the two of them left before she headed in the direction of the throne room herself, though it was not the conventional entrance but the entrance for the royalty. Finding the entrance she greeted the particular blue haired girl in charge of the queen's royal guard.
"Your majesty." Chihaya placed her hand over her heart saluting to the queen. "Everything is in order, we have not had a single incident so far, we will keep you protected."
"Thank you Kisaragi." Takane complemented the woman. Turing to the door leading to the throne room, the guards opened the door allowing the woman to walk through. Entering the throne room the crow stood in silence as the queen walked through before taking her place on the throne being followed by Chihaya, who took place next to the queen.
Takane cleared her throat before she began to speak up. "I very honoured that even during this time of such unwanted weather that many of you have found a time to come here to seek my aid. As your queen I will make it in my best intrest of this country to see that every task is that will benefit us will fulfilled."
Standing next to the young duchess Yayoi looked over at Iori who right now was rather fixed.
"Yayoi" She spoke not even looking at the girl.
"Y...yes?" The twin tail who responded immediately.
"Stay here." Iori walked forward from the crowd before she stood in front of the queen who stared at the duchess.
"I am a Iori Minase of house Minase." The girl introduced her self once again to the queen. "I have a urgent request that I must have dealt with immediately."
"The requests do not work like that Minase if you wish to request you must wait till her ma-" Chihaya was almost close to yelling before Takane put her hand up to the woman, interrupted her. accepting it she stayed quiet allowing the duchess to speak.
"You are aware of our particular dragon problem correct?" Iori asked the queen. "Much of the land has come under the attack of these creatures."
"So what is it that you request? Do you wish for us to send more of our forces to deal with these dragons?" Takane raised her eye brows at the girl who shook her head.
"No. We want something different." Iori started to explain. "We believe that there may perhaps be something behind these attacks. Some one leading these dragons. We believe it to be a human."
"A human?!" Chiaya stepped forward. "That's impossible! A dragon would kill any human that even attempt to go near one."
"Clearly that is not true." Iori disproved the woman. "We know of this human. She is called Hibiki Ganaha. The Minase family wish for one thing to see her captured and to be in our custody. That is our one request."
"This is not a request that can be full filled. Your majesty surely-"
"A girl who is able to communicate and live along side dragons?" Takane spoke closing her eyes in thought. "Very well. Your request shall be fulfilled. But if this is true then I wish to meet this Hibiki girl myself first."
"I...I...of course, We will bring her straight to you your majesty." Chihaya spoke giving in.
"No...I mean that I will greet her myself. Such a girl with this much strength should meet the acquittance of a queen." Takane declared causing the room to fall silent.