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Purlieu
Character - Viv
Purlieu - an outlying or adjacent district
She didn't like it, out on the edges.
They were necessary of course, what else would a nation be if it didn't have boundaries? But Vivi always preferred it in the capital, wrapped up in the hustle and bustle of trying to run a country, and everything being a princess of a developing country entailed. Out in the edges, they were simpler people, happy in their lives of farming and fishing, and had little to discuss outside their jobs. It made her mind wander.
In times like this, when Vivi would tour the purlieu of her father's nation, there was a part of her that ached to run beyond those boundaries. The thoughts she normally ignored were entertained when perusing the borders, whispering of adventure, of fun and laughter and her nakama sailing, waiting for her.
She would turn her back on the border and the thoughts. When her country is grown, the sea will still be there. And so will her nakama.
So technically, Purlieu refers to the area OUTSIDE the boundary of land. I hope this is understood. Purlieu is apparently an old english word, used to explain the limits of land given to a man, and ther was a ritual he had to carry out to determine which land was his. I'm not too sure though.
Vivi! Im not a huge Vivi fan but when this came out so effortlessly. I admire how determined she is to help her people, even to sacrifice her own happiness with the friends. She is an ideal princess.