Sunshine

[Iron Dragoon]

"You know, she never replied when I sent her a prayer about finding the traitor in her court. Try to find out what happened with that, I'm interested what came of it."

[Anastasia]

"I'll bring it up," Jarem agrees, going off and gone. Emily relaxes a moment and waits for his avatar. As she does, "Oh, how are Sulia and Queen doing? We've been busy enough that I haven't heard more there."

[Iron Dragoon]

"I haven't checked in on them either. Want to visit before we get into the target search?"

[Anastasia]

Emily rolls her neck, "We needn't forget that, so let's."

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa nods and heads out with Emily to visit.

[Anastasia]

Okay, two different people and two different divine realms. Who are you going to visit?

[Iron Dragoon]

Eh, Emily has a closer relationship with Sulia, right? Her first, then.

[Anastasia]

Brightwater is beautiful.

No matter what quarter of it you visit, this is true. Sulia's is broad streets and manors, everything a fairy tale dream. Rich, elegant and utterly beautiful to match the people who come and go in this place. Emily walks slowly as you go, "Sulia said she wanted to meet us in the Garden of Tears - don't worry, it's lovely, no matter what the name sounds like."

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa nods, walking along with Emily, "Quite the nice place. I might have to enlist her help with decorating the palace. We still need to convert that into a true fortress."

[Anastasia]

On you go. The Garden of Tears is a water garden - from above, from nowhere comes cascades of water that fill ponds, come down great stone carvings and patters to form little waterfalls. Greater pools large enough for many are here as well, people enjoy a good swim amid the beauty. The murmur of water is everywhere.

Here, at a table to the side covered with an umbrella, Empress Sulia sits. She watches, herself clad in a light dress as she sips an iced drink. "Emily, Alyssa," She rises fondly, "Come over here," she invites.

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa inclines her head a bit with a smile, "Thank you. How have you been?"

[Anastasia]

"Busy as always. We so seldom get to rest." Empress Sulia admits, as in a shimmer of magic, iced juice appears before the two of you. Emily takes her and drinks right up.

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa takes it and sips, "I suppose so. I've been a bit insulated from that, I think, by having compatriots like Emily who help divvy things up."

[Anastasia]

"Oh, Sune helped me greatly at first, but in time I've stood on my own," Sulia explains, "And the things to manage as you get older and wider spread are larger by the century. Wait until you're a few hundred years old."

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa nods, "By then I'll be a practiced hand at it. Now, how did things go with Queen?"