I rested for a while in my alcove.
The whole last day, or rather interval as there's no way to tell the time here, was agitating, strenuous, and overall simply too much.
So I'd wish for things to calm down.
I still don't know what to do with Honiu.
My general impression is that she's batshit crazy.
The issue is, she's powerful.
The chance that she'd again harm my family is small but still present.
And I have no real way to prevent this from happening.
I don't even know how I would confront her.
I would want to punish her somehow for what she did, but that would just trigger her.
The only permanent solution would be killing.
Yet aside from the obvious issues regarding my ability to do so and the fact that there would be severe repercussions I'm simply no killer.
Planning someone's death in cold blood is simply not my way.
Well, my blood might have lost temperature and is green but that's not changing my point.
So at least I want a way to protect my loved ones from any harm.
If I would just know about a safe way.
However, I can at least look for them.
Overall it seems fine.
To my dismay, Toris plays again with the hunters, so I had to pull him away from them.
Without using mind-control shouts that is.
Mum looks quite fine and again started to regularly go to the nursery.
Dad has more problems to fit in, but nothing too severe.
I walk around my courtyard to make sure nothing happens.
Especially that Toris won't sneak back to the hunters.
Did I mention that their numbers grow daily?
Yet suddenly there's a commotion.
My workers which by now almost entirely replaced the old drones gather at the entrance, forming a wall.
(?)
Message? What does that mean?
I see Suki approaching the commotion.
Well, she is in charge of the courtyard, so she can also manage the mail.
Promptly she separates from the bulk and rushes straight in my direction.
"My princess, you're needed!" (S)
Now I'm growing worried.
My presence is necessary?
It seems my wish for a calm day wasn't well received.
Still, I walk to the bulk and notice a messenger.
Who else would deliver a message?
Slowly I approach.
Afraid about what it's going to tell me.
At a certain distance, it starts to focus on me.
"Hello?" (E)
"Princess Ery, your attendance is requested." (messenger)
Huh?!
"Attendance? Requested? By whom? And where?" (E)
"The queen wishes that you visit her. You're required to come at short notice." (messenger)
The queen?
The queen?!
Why would she want to see me now?
I've tried as well as I could to avoid her.
For good reason.
Even if I wouldn't have a slight but completely understandable trauma I wouldn't know how to interact with her in the first place with our more than complicated relationship.
Or if there are certain rules of common courtesy towards her.
The simple fact that she one-sided forced most drastic changes on my body and made me her subordinate or rather her possession, according to Liseti, without any say on my side, really isn't inducing the most positive feelings towards her.
And now that one wants to see me?
I'm a bit at a loss.
However, I guess I don't have much of a choice.
I rested for a while in my alcove.
The whole last day, or rather interval as there's no way to tell the time here, was agitating, strenuous, and overall simply too much.
So I'd wish for things to calm down.
I still don't know what to do with Honiu.
My general impression is that she's batshit crazy.
The issue is, she's powerful.
The chance that she'd again harm my family is small but still present.
And I have no real way to prevent this from happening.
I don't even know how I would confront her.
I would want to punish her somehow for what she did, but that would just trigger her.
The only permanent solution would be killing.
Yet aside from the obvious issues regarding my ability to do so and the fact that there would be severe repercussions I'm simply no killer.
Planning someone's death in cold blood is simply not my way.
Well, my blood might have lost temperature and is green but that's not changing my point.
So at least I want a way to protect my loved ones from any harm.
If I would just know about a safe way.
However, I can at least look for them.
Overall it seems fine.
To my dismay, Toris plays again with the hunters, so I had to pull him away from them.
Without using mind-control shouts that is.
Mum looks quite fine and again started to regularly go to the nursery.
Dad has more problems to fit in, but nothing too severe.
I walk around my courtyard to make sure nothing happens.
Especially that Toris won't sneak back to the hunters.
Did I mention that their numbers grow daily?
Yet suddenly there's a commotion.
My workers which by now almost entirely replaced the old drones gather at the entrance, forming a wall.
(?)
Message? What does that mean?
I see Suki approaching the commotion.
Well, she is in charge of the courtyard, so she can also manage the mail.
Promptly she separates from the bulk and rushes straight in my direction.
"My princess, you're needed!" (S)
Now I'm growing worried.
My presence is necessary?
It seems my wish for a calm day wasn't well received.
Still, I walk to the bulk and notice a messenger.
Who else would deliver a message?
Slowly I approach.
Afraid about what it's going to tell me.
At a certain distance, it starts to focus on me.
"Hello?" (E)
"Princess Ery, your attendance is requested." (messenger)
Huh?!
"Attendance? Requested? By whom? And where?" (E)
"The queen wishes that you visit her. You're required to come at short notice." (messenger)
The queen?
The queen?!
Why would she want to see me now?
I've tried as well as I could to avoid her.
For good reason.
Even if I wouldn't have a slight but completely understandable trauma I wouldn't know how to interact with her in the first place with our more than complicated relationship.
Or if there are certain rules of common courtesy towards her.
The simple fact that she one-sided forced most drastic changes on my body and made me her subordinate or rather her possession, according to Liseti, without any say on my side, really isn't inducing the most positive feelings towards her.
And now that one wants to see me?
I'm a bit at a loss.
However, I guess I don't have much of a choice.
