Heart-in-a-Box, Frankie's heart-in-a-box, lived in a carefully crafted magically enforced glass case on the bedroom mantle. Magnus truly put up with more than she ever expected; from holding her in the night when she cried herself awake to granting her somewhere safe to preserve her dead husband's heart as she held the magical enchantment that kept it beating.
Eularia had shown no-one else the heart-in-a-box, for surely the children would curse it and others would not understand. She was never fully understood as a queen that wielded magic over necromancy. Death was a concept humans ran from but she embraced.
Adaria had burned the beloved Royale Tavern to the ground, attempting to break her mothers' heart no doubt. By burning the building to the ground, the girl had erased more memories of her father than she cared to know about.
The girl had not shown her face to her mother in the time following Francesco's death. And even now, Eularia was dressed in simple garb, one corner of the rubble cleared and magically barricaded to give the four toddling infants a safe space to play, within a barrier of pure magic held in place by the mother who was dutifully examining new blueprints for the taverns recreation.
She had fallen from grace; she no longer had the Campana fortune, but she had done well for herself as a Lovette. She'd done well for herself as a Lady of the Free Marches. And Magnus had more than enough funds to support them if her money ran dry.
She was seated just next to the children's safety bubble, sketching on the blueprint a correction for the construction foreman, who stood over her.
Footsteps sounded on ruined floorboards, as Eularia handed the corrected blueprint to the foreman and sent him away. Her attention briefly found one of the children, leaning against the invisible barrier to make a face at her mother. But the footsteps drew her attention once more.
Two children were biologically hers, while the other two were similar look-alikes, but now they were aging and the two identical looked much different than the two fraternal.
Eularia had shown no-one else the heart-in-a-box, for surely the children would curse it and others would not understand. She was never fully understood as a queen that wielded magic over necromancy. Death was a concept humans ran from but she embraced.
Adaria had burned the beloved Royale Tavern to the ground, attempting to break her mothers' heart no doubt. By burning the building to the ground, the girl had erased more memories of her father than she cared to know about.
The girl had not shown her face to her mother in the time following Francesco's death. And even now, Eularia was dressed in simple garb, one corner of the rubble cleared and magically barricaded to give the four toddling infants a safe space to play, within a barrier of pure magic held in place by the mother who was dutifully examining new blueprints for the taverns recreation.
She had fallen from grace; she no longer had the Campana fortune, but she had done well for herself as a Lovette. She'd done well for herself as a Lady of the Free Marches. And Magnus had more than enough funds to support them if her money ran dry.
She was seated just next to the children's safety bubble, sketching on the blueprint a correction for the construction foreman, who stood over her.
So we want this to go...It did not surprise anyone that Magnus let the lady handle repairs; but it had surprised many people that the womnan was not behind bars.
Footsteps sounded on ruined floorboards, as Eularia handed the corrected blueprint to the foreman and sent him away. Her attention briefly found one of the children, leaning against the invisible barrier to make a face at her mother. But the footsteps drew her attention once more.
Second Talon.She did not move to stand; he would expect nothing else, though. She had held a higher position in the courts than he ever could hope, and she'd proven her wrath to him once.
How do you fare with the moons?She inquired, slipping a hand through the barrier to tousle a headful of raven curls.
Two children were biologically hers, while the other two were similar look-alikes, but now they were aging and the two identical looked much different than the two fraternal.
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