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"Our world… Terca Lumireis… A world we once feared to explore, hidden away behind the blastias barriers, we thought we were safe, we thought that our way of life would go on forever… but it didn't, and soon we realized our way of life…had come at the cost of another's, our penance? We lost the blastia and all the protection that had come with it, but in time, we realized that the magical power that the blastia possessed still existed, in the form of the spirits that now cover the earth. Together humans, Kritya and spirits have begun to work side by side to fill the gaps blastia left behind. Giant spirit's now float over the large cities and towns that exists across the planet, others partner up with us to be magic wielders, allowing us to use magic and healing artes though them! Not all but quite a few humans have a spirt at their side. Working together I know we can make Terca Lumireis and even better and safer place then it ever was before."
Estelle looked up from her work taking a deep breath, slowly she took off her glasses and got up from her work table sighing.
"I think that was a very productive session, I'll be done with this book before you know it!"
"That's true but… you realize you're going to be late for meeting with the emperor, right?"
Estelle looked up at a small figure that was sitting on top of her dresser draws, long country pink hair and small dragonfly like wing adorned the spirits body, her light pink and white dress was made of cotton and silk and she had bright green eyes.
"AHH! Your right Rosalee! How! Could! I! Have! Forgotten!?" Her words came out one at a time as she flung cloths out of her dresser.
"Now, now, Estelle don't get worked up." Rosalee leapt from her place and landed on the floor growing to human size.
"I'm sure The Emperor won't mind." Estelle took a deep breath.
"I know your right…. I also have to prepare to visit Undine, she has something she wants to show me!" Estelle's excited voice rung though the room as she changed.
"Yeah… you and Undine have always had a connection… I always wondered how different things would be if you could have picked her…."
Estelle turned around and hugged her spirit partner reassuringly.
"Oh Rosalee, don't ever feel like your second best! Sure I was little disappointed when Undine said she and the other three elemental spirits wouldn't be taking on partners, but I love having you as my partner and I wouldn't change a thing!"
They both laughed and Estelle put on her gold bracelet that had once been her blastia, the cores had been replaced with red rubies and she wore it often as a reminder of her adventures with Yuri.
"Alright let's go!"
Estelle's determined look caused Rosalee to chuckle as they left her room.
As she reached the main conference room she found, unsurprisingly that Ioder was waiting for her, he got up from his chair to give her a hug before sitting again, a warm expression on his face.
"Ahh Estellise, it's good to see you, your looking beautiful as ever." Estelle frowned.
"Oh Ioder, stop it you make me feel bad!" She huffed.
"Oh? Why is that?" He replied with a pondering expression.
"Because…. Your aging…and… I'm not…well….very slowly." Ioder chuckled.
"I wasn't aware that was something to feel bad about."
"Well…"
"It's not as if you can help it in any case, the over exposure to such dense aer has interesting effects."
Estelle nodded.
"Yes… I suppose it's something we all just had to get used to. It's still hard sometimes though….so many people I know are getting older…." Estelle sat down slightly sad.
"Well you don't have to worry about me, I'm perfectly fine with my middle-aged body, besides, if I still looked like I did twenty years ago this beard a grew out would not look good on me at all." Estelle laughed.
"I suppose not!"
They both laughed a moment and Ioder reached for his glasses that were sitting on the mahogany table and put them on.
"Ahh and it appears I've been rather rude, Hello Rosalee."
Rosalee, who was now sitting on Estelle's shoulder giggled.
"Hello your highness." He shrugged off the formal greeting.
"No thanks, I hear that more than enough throughout the day, Ioder is fine."
"One of these days you'll get her to say your name."
"Haha hopefully, now where is Yuri? There are some rather important things to go over and I'd like him to be here when we discuss it."
"Hey, who says I'm not here!"
Yuri who was hiding out in the other corner of the room was casually leaning against the wall, currently wearing his True knight uniform which was the closest to formal they would ever get him to be and they both knew it.
"Ahh Yuri, though the window as always." Ioder replied sounding exasperated.
"Eh, doors are over rated. So what's going on?" Yuri sat down next to Estelle giving her a quick kiss causing her to smile.
"Well…" Ioder started to sound serious and the three listened intently.
"The rouges, formally known as the Blood Bound Guild are starting to show signs of organizing and taking over small villages and towns not only controlled by the Union but now also The Empire, it's becoming a problem and the knights are having issues rooting them out."
"Yeah Flynn's told me about this already, things are getting bad out there." Yuri replied.
"Yes they are and it looks like they're forcing locals to side with them as well, giving them their 'protection'."
"Just wonderful." Yuri sighed.
"those poor people, has the union been able to do anything?" Estelle asked looking at Yuri.
"Working on it, unfortunately Harry wants to try to talk to them first, not what I'd do but we'll play it his way for now." Ioder nodded.
"Very well, hopefully we can get a handle of this before things get too far out of hand, and I'll of course leave the Union angle to you Yuri."
"Haha you better, I could imagine the stir you would cause coming to the union for a chat!"
Everyone laughed.
"Yes I can as well, our relationship with The Union in the last twenty years has vastly improved, buut we still aren't where I'd like us to be, on that note we need to talk about the other important issue for today."
"Oh boy here we go." Yuri said getting up.
"Come now Yuri it's her Coronation, we should plan for it." Ioder said hoping he would see reason.
"I don't see why it's a big deal, and I can tell you she's not looking forward to it."
"She's probably not." Ioder admitted.
"But it's important, Estellise already had her Coronation, now it's Emillise's turn." Yuri snorted.
"Look, I don't want there to be any disputes as to who would take over if something ever happened to me, too many people would try to argue for their own place as ruler, and I can't deal with any loopholes there may be once I'm dead."
"He's right Yuri, that would cause turmoil that The Empire wouldn't be able to handle again." Estelle chimed in.
"Yeah, yeah…" it was the best they were going to get to an 'ok' and that was fine with Estelle.
"Well if we're all in agreement…?" Estelle nodded and Yuri simply waved his hand.
"Alright then, the coronation will be in three days, in the meantime I'll see what can be done to help the people in the small towns being raided by these rouges."
After a few goodbyes, Estelle, Yuri and Rosalee left the conference room and made their way to their quarters that Yuri and Estelle both shared, Yuri changed from his knight uniform back into the old cloths that Estelle knew him so well in, in all that time Yuri hadn't stopped wearing his lower quarter outfit, especially when he left Zaphias on his trek to visit The Union which he did often.
"Alright Estelle, I'm heading out." Grabbing his sword he made his way to the door.
"And yes, I'll be here for the coronation, don't worry about it." He stopped her as she was opening her mouth to speak.
"I was going to say be safe, but ok." She said giving him a knowing smile.
"Love you." She came up and gave him a hug and kiss.
"You to." He gave her a quick kiss.
"Imma leave it up to you to keep Em from losing her mind until this coronation." She chuckled.
"Will do."
With that he made his way out of the castle and out of the city, leaving Estelle to ponder just where their daughter was at the moment.
'I hope she understands…' Estelle sighed and went back inside.