Thank you again, Mr. Grand Vizier...

Oh! The cookies are already baked...now we'll cool them and serve all of them later...

Princess Bling, this one hopes you learn your lesson and is not to planning to steal them again...*glares at Princess Bling*...wait for them to cool of while I'll be on my way to the Young Princess Bling's room to clean up the mess there...

*swipes a cookie while Lady B is talking to the Princess*

My Lord, I'll drink the potion as I don't like this belt... it's itchy and it makes my hips look big. There's no danger of overdose, is there?

*shudder* I'd to think what overdose'd do after the wedding ceremony.

My Lord, what of my plan of your wedding my Mother? Is it not feasible?

My dear Marchioness, I haven't stolen a cookie since I was 5... I'll behave, really...

you need not fear overdose... would you not have thought that i would have had the foresight to prevent that?

also i made it minty, you really don't want to taste its real flavor.

w.... as for your proposal of me and the queen... well i will leave that up to her majesty...

*chuckles*

Of course, m'Lord... I trust you...

Mother, think you not that my proposition is a good one, both for you AND the queendom?

Cookies are baked already!

Here is for everyone...including milady Thievesvinegar if she does eat cookies...

And Princess Bling, at such a young age...off you go for manners class! Directly now! By the way, the keys were given to you earlier already...

So will there be three marriages in the future? =D

Princess Bling! Our Queen will have a husband! *runs over*

*is thrown back*

Yes, dear Marchioness... I'm off to polishing-lessons...

*unlocks belt* Dang, that felt good...

eh?

Miss Ambassador, who will the Queen be engaged to?

We shall have the ninjas removed then. But I request that a guard be placed at a high rooftop from my castle to watch over your cottage, as no harm is allowed to come to you, and I fear that there may be some who wishes you harm.


Why the chuckle?


I suppose it's good. However, only with the Vizier's consent, as I do not want him to feel obligated to do so even for the sake of the queendom.

i merely placed the ninjas there for surveilence purposes only. you have been known in the past to state anti-monarchy propaganda as well as allude to the deaths of the royal line. it is my job to be cautious.



it is merely that i find it funny, that the princess would think that a lowly vizier would be worthy of the hand of the queen. but if your majesty finds me worthy, i am more than willing to serve her as a consort.

*glares at the rest of the court*

stop with the dirty thoughts....

I have a few questions I have been thinking about in my mind. It is trivial but may do good to be answered. When is the first marriage? Who is to be married first?

I do believe you are more than worthy. What with your frequent and excellent suggestions that come out of concern for the queedom, you will be a powerful asset if you are in a higher position as well.

I have no reason to succumb favor, so believe me, I implore, when I say - I am NOT sucking up:

My Lord Vizier, you and only you could be worthy enough of my Mother and the Queendom! With your wisdom and her fairness, you would together bring peace and unity to all nations!!!

*hugs Mother* Oh, I am so glad!!!

-EDIT-

The Queen, should she deign to wed, will marry first and foremost.

You can go after her... if you wish to choose my dear prince...

I have answers to neither of those. But as of now, it seems I will be married, and the other two marriages will involve you and the Princess. No, not that you will be married TO the Princess, but . . . well, you know what I mean.

And what "fairness", Angel dear? I do not treat enemies fairly, if at all.

The Prince?

This one must take her leave again...

And by the way, here are the cookies. Enjoy them

*Bows ladylike and ride on her magic carpet*...up up and away!

Yes, Prince Tom. Or Thomas. Whatever he likes to be called.

i am quite honored by both the queen's and the young princess' endorsements. i find myself quite honored to recieve this apointment, i will do best to prove myself worthy.

however young princess, i find the concept of unity of all lands quite troublesome. i won't suggest imposing our ways upon others. quite frankly i have no desire to expand our lands, but also we will brook no attempt of aggression on the part of others at the same time.

Yes, my dear sister and Lady Ambassador... the Prince... It's for the sake of both foreign ties and internal unity... AKA: Your wedding to the Prince, my marraige to the Chancellor...

Let me rephrase, Mother... you are merciful... Truly, you are. With the justice of the Vzier and your mercy...

((were you actually speaking to me there [like we bump into eachother as i'm oot and aboot], or was this musing to yourself? i could respond either way, but i just don't want to misinterpret... ))

Does this mean that we should not allow the Prince to marry into the royal family?


(see comment above about Prince)

"[A]nd my mercy" or "at my mercy"?

that should not be for us to decide my queen, that should be the princess' decision. of course this is all contingent upon the prince passing your majesty's test...

my statement was merely to suggest that we should only focus on the maintence of our own lands, not the problems of others.

Does your statement mean that I will have an arranged marriage?

The Princess seems to be leaning towards the union of the Chancellor and herself now, and might have given up on the Prince.

Logical statement to make. But if there are alliances to be made, should we not still keep an eye on the other lands to make certain that there will be no instances of betrayal? And to ensure the stability of their economy and thereby strengthening the alliance?


Your marriage will not be arranged. No worries.

i would advise against that, i feel that you should follow your heart, Ambassador. has not the herald udon shown interest in you and you the same in him? if so, once the herald has shown his worthiness and you are willing, we shall have good reason to rejoice.



yes it would be in our best interests to aid our allies, but it would also be wise to have a contingency plan in case of betrayal.

*pets the Box of a Million Ninjas*

I thank you most wholeheartedly, Queen and Vizier.

No need for thanks, dear deshi. It's only right that you be given a choice in this matter, after all. Take your time with the courtship.

*walks back to the throne room after a long period of study in his chambers*

as an early bride's gift to the queen as well as for the hygiene and morale of our lands, i now ask you to look out that window over there...

*points to a gigantic bay window overlooking a large empty field... poof!!! disappears and reappears outside. wraps the philosopher's stone necklace around his wrist as like a bracelet. claps hands together and starts a transmutation. there is blinding light following by the sudden appearance of a large walled compound along with an immense opulent garden. disappears and reappears once again in the throne room, though looking slightly weakened now*

i give to my queen and our lands a spa for which all are welcome and encouraged to use. of course there is seperate royal, noble, and peasant facilities...

this is but the first of many measures i hope to implement for the good of our people.

*kneels*

I am touched by your kindness yet again, but you need not worry about my safety. I welcome those who wish me dead.

Lady, thank you for the cookies.


Hitokiri, seems as if your "surveilence purposes" are too freely acted upon.


hagane_no_tokage, respond what you will.


I feel like this is another bad SIMS game.

@thieves: if you check the royal records the orders were indeed my suggestion, but they were also approved by the queen....

*is pleasantly surprised* You're a darling! I've always wanted one of these! On behalf of the people and myself, I thank you. Please take some time off to rest and don't work yourself too hard.


Haha. I suppose it could be.

*has returned for the day, ninjas in tow*

ha~hh...why did you not send for an exorcist sooner, my queen? i visited but two of her majesty's peasant villages today, and the response was overwhelming! the people brought forth cases of possession and a range of hauntings this one hasn't seen in decades... were this one not merged with the spiritual power of the descendants of dragons, she might not have been up to such a task... but even so...it was but two villages! there is yet much work for this one to do.

*eyes theivesvinegar* and you...this one gathers you are the one she was warned about... there is an unusual aura surrounding you... *bows head* this one has chosen no side against you of yet, as you have given this one no direct reason to... do not presume that this one's ability to judge should be clouded simply because she has followed the suggestions of those more experienced than she in a particular matter. *rubs hands together absently*

this one thinks that, perchance if you didn't claim to welcome death so openly, people would not be so quick to get the wrong idea about you.

*glances around to look for riza babe or hitokiri to give full report*

*finally regains his strength and rises from the floor of throne room, though he still looks rather weakened. transmutes a makeshift stone chair from the floor and sits*

come... give your report...

*motions for tokage to come closer*

excuse my appearence, i seem to have over exerted myself in my last effort... tell me of your journey.

*motions for the dismissal of the ninjas*

leave us

Good work, Exorcist. There is no hurry for your duties to be done, but please do not dally either, not that you will. You may choose to give me the full report instead of waiting for the others if they are not here, if you so wish.

And please remember: no harm is to come to Thievesvinegar.

And dear Vizier, please try not to over-exert yourself. The queendom needs you.

*le gasp* My dear sister Ambassador... I offered to give up the Prince to you, not to trap you in an arranged marraige, but to strenghthen foreign affairs since YOU, my dear sister, are the ambassador to foreign nations... *nods head* To be truthful, I am loathe to give up the affections of the Prince, whom I have become quite attached to over the past few days...

However, the duty of strenghthening the queendom is above my feelings. The queendom and its interests come first... *suppresses tears*

Actually, I have taken into consideration the most prominent of my Mother's virtues: mercy. She is merciful, and I tend to adhere to justice too much. Even though we ALL are conscious of the numerous times my honor has been assaulted and my emotions trod upon by the Chancellor, I will give him a second chance... and be merciful, like the Queen.

Sister, you mustn't think that it's your duty to marry the foreign prince. You must follow your heart and- *starts talking about cliche ideals and junk*.

The Prince can marry..... Tokage! *poke*

Heh. 'Days'.

Sorry, I just found that funny. *ahem* Moving on . . .

You praise me too much, dear. But yes, do give Chancellor Bacon a second chance, or perhaps a third or fourth, if the situation calls for it . . . Then again, if it would have to go to that many chances, is it really a worthwhile effort?

i am grateful for your concern, my queen. but i merely need to regather my energies....

plus now i that i have given you a bride's gift, i cannot risk standing you up at the altar due to my health; lest i incur the wrath of the young princess....w

*leans back in his chair and smiles*

If my Vizier needs additional rest, then please do not hesitate to say so, in which case he may hand over any of his duties to the Apprentice temporarily.

u_u O~kay, then... family miscommunication going on here. Let me clarify: I WANT TO MARRY THE PRINCE, BUT AM STILL IN LOVE WITHTHE CHANCELOOR, THEREFORE TO STRENGTHEN FOREIGN TIES I WILL GIVE THE PRINCE TO THE AMBASSADOR, SHOULD HE WISH TO MARRY HER INSTEAD... I'm wondering if everyone present understood that... I am NOT marrying out of- *pause... exasperated*

No, Mother... it's true: you ARE merciful... hey, if it were me? I'd off Thieves ASAP...

WHEN'S THE MARRAIGE FOR THE QUEEN AND THE VIZIER!?!? WHERE'S THE HERALD FOR THE CONFETTI?!?!?

...on the next Days of Our Lives...

Haha! How appropriate.

*raises*

princess there is no need to get excited... please calm yourself lest you faint again...

and here is the confetti that you request

*transmutes confetti shower and sits back down*

*bites lip* This is going no-where...

My dear Chancellor, you have heard of my position and yours at the moment, have you not?

The Chancellor has been kind of out of it today... what's up?

So let me get this straight. You want to marry both, but since you love the Chancellor more, you're dumping the prince on me so it will strengthen the country even though you won't have to marry him? Because that's how it sounds to me, oh dear sister.

Don't feel obligated to marry the Prince, dear deshi. I think Angel is trying to say that you MAY marry the Prince if you wish, but it is not necessary. And I think that even without foreign aid, our country will be able to hold its own against invaders.

So please don't feel pressured to marry anyone in particular.

((sorry, i was drawing a chibi SD aru on an artpad and i got all distracted... ;;))

sir, you performed a truly marvelous transmutation. you have surely outdone yourself, your facility is magnificent.

now, as for the report... this one visited two villages today... unfortunately, that was all time permitted this one to do, there is but so much daylight by which to accomplish things... and my goodness, this one wishes she had come here sooner...your peasant villages are in great need.

the first village this one visited was the better off of the two... only five of the residents there had issues to be dealt with... three run-of-the-mill house exorcisms, one pesky doppelganger who kept impersonating the village elders, and a soul entrapment.

the second village was close to the river, and that one was quite a mess, this one feels she must inform your grace... six individual possessions, a haunting of two huts, and the specter of a past elder that wouldn't leave the side of the village well. their water was tainted, so he was scaring off the villagers who tried to drink from it...so once the water was cleansed, this one sent off his soul and that was done with.

*wipes brow* my, but has there always been this much turmoil in this land...?

It was a SUGGESTION, dearest sister Ambassador... don't feel pressured. It was more on impulse and desperation that I did it.

I am NOT keen on giving up EITHER suitor till I hear from them both.

My Lord Chancellor, I'll ask you now, before I do the Prince. Should I choose you to wed me do you swear to the following:

- To be a faithful subject to you liege, the Queen

- To support the Royal Family

- To put the best interests of the Queendom

- To love me as your wife

Can you answer 'yes' to the above forementioned?