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located in Anastor, a part of Retha: Machines and Magic, one of the many universes on RPG.

Anastor

Anastor is the "capitol" of the Anastorian Kingdom, you could say, and home to the King himself. It's a mixture of Victorian and French architecture with steampunk elements. Airships soar over head as people of all types traverse the dizzying pathways leading throughout the city.

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(King Marcas, Anastor, Anastor Palace)

Sure enough, his dear Estelle was lingering in the garden, watching the swans with such a look on her face that he hesitated to disturb her. Instead, King Marcas paused in the entrance to the garden and simply observed, beaming. He hadnā€™t seen his daughter in six months, and every time she came to visit, she looked even more radiant than before. It was definitely her Motherā€™s blood, but surely she had some of her Fatherā€™s good looks as well? Of course she did. One thing was for sureā€¦ both parents would have a lot of trouble beating away all the suitors that would be piled at her doorstep. He was surprised they werenā€™t already camping outside the palace.

ā€œEstelle, my dear girl,ā€ He called out heartily as he finally strode further into the garden, all smiles. ā€œI hope youā€™ve been well in your Motherā€™s home?ā€ He plopped down unceremoniously on the bench beside her, hesitant to get closer than that. It was his Daughter, but he always harbored fears that in six months she stayed in her Motherā€™s home, she would have changed somehow, come to despise him for his love of technology. It was a fear that gave him many sleepless nights. He didnā€™t think her Mother would try to poison her against him; she had more respect for him than that. But Estelle would eventually form her own opinion, and it was possible she would come to despise him and ā€œhis worldā€, as his ex-Wife had put it the day she left.

ā€œWhat have you learned so far? About magic and anything in general? Can you show me any new tricks?ā€ He playfully asked his Daughter. It was his subtle way of letting her know that he wasnā€™t displeased that she liked magic. She was part fairy, after all; her Mother had loved magic with such a passion that she had actually left the Kingdomā€¦ and he knew how much her Mother had loved the Kingdom.

He also worried that his Daughter harbored hopes that he and her Mother could somehow get together again. There was no evidence supporting this fact, but when it came to his Daughter, he tended to worry about everything. It was why he chose to refer to his ex-Wife as ā€œYour Motherā€; so she wouldnā€™t think there was any hope of them getting back together.

Of course, once he introduced her to her stepmother, he would no longer have to worry about walking on eggshells around that particular subjectā€¦ which brought up his next dilemma. Tell her now, or later? Heā€™d rather catch up with his Daughter right now than start talking about her Stepmother, but on the other hand, it may not be wise to save it as a surprise for the Festival or later than that. He decided to wing it and just look for an opportunity to tell her. He was good at winging it.

ā€œIā€™m sure you already know, but youā€™ve arrived just in time for the Kingdom Festival. Itā€™ll begin in a couple hours and weā€™ll have a grand timeā€¦ you are going, right? If you donā€™t want to, we can find something to amuse ourselves with around the palace.ā€

Yes, conversations with his Daughter in the first couple weeks of her arrival were always awkward.