Diplomatic Immunity: Wedding Bells a'Ringing

Bront · Sep 14, 2006

Rystil Arden said:
"Tell me about it," Kastor sighs, "It's like I was telling Tiberius earlier--this wedding represents a turning point for the worse, I'm afraid, as the suitors are going to be coming after Helena with renewed effort now that father's ploy has been forced to end."

"Well, hopefully the right suitor will come along for her. Sounds like she needs a pretty big escort durring such outings though."

Rystil Arden · Sep 14, 2006

D20Dazza said:
El takes the proferred fan with a small dip of the head, her eyes never leaving Orin's and her mouth twitching into a cheeky grin "Why thank you kind sir, you are the perfect gentleman aren't you?"

El begins to lazily wave the fan beside her face, the cooling air helping to keep her impatience in check What do I have to do? Smack him over the head? she thinks to herself Perhaps he's playing a game? Perhaps he thinks it's a hunt and I'm the game? Well I'll out hunt him she ruminates.

El quickly decides to move the conversation to a battle ground that better suited her, one that he would have more passion for - the hunt.

"So Orin. You enjoy the hunt. At the weddings I have had the pleasure to attend in the past there has always been a last hunt for the groom. Will there be such an event here?" El asks, her eyes boring into the noble mans "And, more importantly, if there is one are there any rules I will need to break to attend? Being a woman and all"

*When El waves the fan, a powerful gust of wind far stronger than the fan could possibly produce flurries around her, cooling the air significantly, and blowing her hair about before light breezy remnants gently lift her hair back into place just as it was.*

"I try," Orin nods agreeably, "Ah, yes, the hunt--I told Ammon that he should have us fly out and have one, but no. He's such a girl sometimes--he just wanted to have a stag party and talk to all his friends. A hunt would have been so much more fun--doesn't he know that stags are the hunted--being a hunter on your last night is much better symbolism for the coming marriage than being the hunted, don't you agree? Not to worry--I've convinced father, and so we will be holding a hunt during the festivities following the wedding, although admittedly, women aren't allowed. You think you could keep up on the hunt?" he asks, interested.

Rystil Arden · Sep 14, 2006

Bront said:
"Well, hopefully the right suitor will come along for her. Sounds like she needs a pretty big escort durring such outings though."

"The problem is that the politically strongest suitors are really the only ones that can be considered, but all of them are pretty much jerks--I wouldn't want my little sis to have to be wife to any of them. I may act the womaniser, but anyone who tries to treat my little sis like dirt will answer to me!"

Bront · Sep 14, 2006

Rystil Arden said:
"The problem is that the politically strongest suitors are really the only ones that can be considered, but all of them are pretty much jerks--I wouldn't want my little sis to have to be wife to any of them. I may act the womaniser, but anyone who tries to treat my little sis like dirt will answer to me!"

"Why? Why can't she find a suitor that loves her truely? Particularly with Lynestra marrying Ammon."

Rystil Arden · Sep 14, 2006

Bront said:
"Why? Why can't she find a suitor that loves her truely? Particularly with Lynestra marrying Ammon."

"Oh, Lynestra and Ammon was a combination of luck and nobody wanting Lynestra. They all want Helena though. It's fairly long, and I'm not sure all the politics would interest you. Suffice it to say that Helena getting married is going to be a big problem that is likely to lead to bad relations at best and war at worst--that's why father invoked an ancient law that most people don't follow that says that the eldest daughter must marry first and then, after making sure the two were a good match--say what you want about him, but father cares for his daughters more than almost any other Rowaini man I know, he's secretly my role model in that--that's why he picked someone who he knew would have to go on some crazy years-long journey before any wedding."

Bront · Sep 14, 2006

"Oh. And no one wanted Lynestra because of Helena? She seems like a wonderful woman, I don't know why someone wouldn't want her."

Rystil Arden · Sep 14, 2006

Bront said:
"Oh. And no one wanted Lynestra because of Helena? She seems like a wonderful woman, I don't know why someone wouldn't want her."

"Oh, it's simple, really. Bigamy is not allowed, so if you take Lynestra, then you'll never get Helena, and pretty much all the big players in politics have their eye on Helena for themselves or their heir. Plus, Lynestra is sometimes a bit needy--she was deprived of love as a child, so she needs someone who can shower her with love and attention, I think. It would do her soul good."

Bront · Sep 14, 2006

Rystil Arden said:
"Oh, it's simple, really. Bigamy is not allowed, so if you take Lynestra, then you'll never get Helena, and pretty much all the big players in politics have their eye on Helena for themselves or their heir. Plus, Lynestra is sometimes a bit needy--she was deprived of love as a child, so she needs someone who can shower her with love and attention, I think. It would do her soul good."

"It's a shame they're so shallow."

Rystil Arden · Sep 14, 2006

Bront said:
"It's a shame they're so shallow."

"It's not quite that. Helena is the better catch, politically. And I say this with the caveat that I don't necessarily subscribe to their philosophy, but I'll tell you why they think that. As a trophy wife, her supernatural beauty and connection the angels enhances their status not only with other nobles but with the clergy and the commonfolk as well. As a sex toy, well, that's the shallow part, which admittedly plays in there too. And as a mother, she's likely to produce strong, capable sons like Plydek, and irresistible daughters like herself that can be married away to great political advantage."

D20Dazza · Sep 14, 2006

Rystil Arden said:
*When El waves the fan, a powerful gust of wind far stronger than the fan could possibly produce flurries around her, cooling the air significantly, and blowing her hair about before light breezy remnants gently lift her hair back into place just as it was.*

"I try," Orin nods agreeably, "Ah, yes, the hunt--I told Ammon that he should have us fly out and have one, but no. He's such a girl sometimes--he just wanted to have a stag party and talk to all his friends. A hunt would have been so much more fun--doesn't he know that stags are the hunted--being a hunter on your last night is much better symbolism for the coming marriage than being the hunted, don't you agree? Not to worry--I've convinced father, and so we will be holding a hunt during the festivities following the wedding, although admittedly, women aren't allowed. You think you could keep up on the hunt?" he asks, interested.

"How long before the wedding? Do we not have time to have a little sidetrek adventure Sir Knight? A hunt of our own perhaps?" El asks tipping herself forward to whisper demurely in Orin's ear.

Leaninig back with a laugh she draws a deep breath and fans herself strategically with the magic fan.

Her hair whipping around her face only adds to her otherwordly beauty "Never you mind questioning my stamina Sir Knight" she says with a husky growl "I can keep up with the best of them, and have been known to ride a stallion to near exhaustion"

OOC: At this stage El is more concerned about finding an escort for the wedding. "Afterall, one's social standing at an event on a planet where one has never been is always going to be tied to the man one has draped over one's arm". If it comes to attending a hunt that she has feigned having a great interest in then she can always fake an injury.