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Silvestra Bellina Dione Taurus

❝You fight for the good of your country till the very end. If you give up or lose hope you have failed as both, that is why I will never do either.❞

~ Nickname ~"I prefer to be called Silvestra or Silver."
Princess Taurus, Silver Lady, May Queen

~ Gender ~"Don't be absurd, I am a woman of course."
Female

~ Sexuality ~"I prefer men and have no interest in women in that manner."
Straight

~ Age ~"Well if you must know..."
21

~ Role ~"I was born to the throne but even so I respect and honor my position."
Princess Taurus, Ruler of the Taurians

~ Distinguishable Features ~"I guess I'm pretty average looking..."
Silvestra doesn't seem to think herself very special in the looks department, rarely looking in a mirror, but there is no doubt to others she is quite beautiful. With long, forest green hair that reaches the floor and stunning silver eyes Silvestra stands out quite a bit. Silvestra has more tattoos than normal for a lady of high rank but she wears them proudly. In total she has ____, the most important, the taurus sign, being tattooed on the tops of her hands, the same color as her hair.

~ Personality ~"Well my brothers say I'm quite a puzzle but I feel I'm simple enough..."
Silvestra has always been a kind and honest person but, due to her ability, as a child most of the other children avoided or mocked her. As such, Silvestra was very sheltered growing up, spending most of her social time with her brothers. When she started to learn how to fight Bevan, fed up with how the others treated Silvestra, taught her to be independent and persistent in the face of hardship. He taught her to ignore the others and put her mind to more useful things, causing her to advance in her training and lessons quickly. As she grew, during her training with Bevan, Silvestra gained her fierce personality and a bit of a stubborn streak. With her eldest brother's help Silvestra became an extremely strong-minded and intelligent individual.
On the other hand, as she started to take interest in healing Riddock taught Silvestra patience and understanding. While she kept her stubborn streak and fierce demeanor Silvestra grew to look beyond herself. As she helped the sick and wounded Silvestra's heart softened towards others, allowing her to become a generous and dependable person.
Silvestra's biggest flaw, in both her brother's and her adviser's opinions is her tendency to be extremely blunt. While she grew up taking etiquette classes and learning the proper way to conduct foreign affairs and the like Silvestra has shown a tendency to take her own approach to such subjects.

~ History ~"My past is nothing special"
As the oldest girl in the family, from birth Silvestra was raised to be the perfect ruler. One of the few members of her family to inherit their god given gifts Silver was born with the ability to detect lies and so her childhood was mildly different than others. Due to her gift many of the children of the court kept their distance from Silvestra but her two older brothers held no animosity for her. Growing up with one brother who was interested in medicines and science and another who was interested in anything partial to becoming a warrior Silvestra ended up quite diverse.
Since she was extremely young Silvestra was taught what was normally taught to those of her age and status. She spent most of her life until she was 6 either in the nurseries, with her family, or in Etiquette and History Classes. It was around her 8th birthday that Silvestra took an interest in Bevan's combat training. Though she didn't have much strength and was quite small Silvestra proved to be quite talented. For quite a few years she kept her focus on combat, it taking up the little free time she had between lessons and events. By the time she was twelve Silvestra had gained more free time, being able to breeze through her lessons, and ended up taking an interest in her other older brother's work. Riddock was an extremely gifted healer, having taken an interest in herbs and medicine since childhood. He was quite well known, often traveling to other kingdoms to cure illnesses or help in the healing tents found on the outskirts of war fields. Not soon after Silvestra had started to have too much free time on her hands her brother returned to the castle. Soon after Silvestra found herself visiting Riddock's work rooms often, sometimes asking questions other times watching silently as he mixed cures and remedies. After a week her brother began to teach her the basics. She learned how to identify certain herbs and what their uses were, how to set bones and sew closed wounds. She threw herself into the lessons just a readily as she did her combat training. By the time she was 16 Silvestra could fight just as well as Bevan and often traveled with Riddock (usually no more than a day's ride) to help heal the wounded and sick. At 18, Silvestra's mother died in childbirth. Due to the long-standing tradition Silvestra ascended to the throne in her mother's place. Throwing herself into her work over the previous 2 years Silvestra had doubled the productivity of the farming in Taurus and had almost tripled the amount of trade Taurus does, an amazing feat since the amount of trade before had already been substantial. More recently, in the last year Silvestra has found a love for cooking and has thrown herself into learning it but, has had to put it aside due to the current situations.

~ Likes ~
♥ Honesty
♥ Hardwork
♥ Helping Others
♥ Music
♥ Equality
♥ Fall and Winter

~ Dislikes ~
✖ Lazy or Dishonest People
✖ Spies and Sneakyness
✖ Other's Suffering
✖ Being Underestimated
✖ Talk of Marriage
✖ Spring

~ Talents ~
✔ Combat - From a young age Silvestra took up an interest in combat and has been trained in everything from hand-to-hand combat to archery.
✔ Healing - During a lull in her lessons Silvestra learned healing from her older brother and found she had a bit of a knack for it. Up until recently she had been traveling with her brother to help the sick.
✔ Detecting Lies - Since her birth Silvestra has been able to tell when someone is lying or telling the truth without fail. It was one of the gifts the God Amfridus gave to her family centuries ago. Her ability, while known in Taurus, has been kept a secret from the other kingdoms.
✔ Clear-minded - Despite her stubborn and opinionated nature Silvestra has a skill for distancing her own feelings from matters. This allows her to easily make decisions while looking at both sides of the situation.

~ Hobbies ~
✔ Cooking - Something she has taken up in more recent years, Silvestra is extremely creative in the kitchen.
✔ Helping in the Infirmaries - Whether it be in her castle, the city, or another kingdom Silvestra is unable to pass an infirmary without offering a helping hand
✔ Learning new things- Silvestra loves gaining new skills when she has the time. In previous cases Silvestra has shown to be a quick learner but she prefers to master a skill before learning another.
✔ Making Music - Taught to her by her mother when she was younger Silvestra learned to play the harp to accompany her beautiful voice. Since her mother's death Silvestra rarely plays anymore.

~ Fears ~
✘ Being Useless
✘ Failing her Family and People
✘ Thunderstorms
✘ Being Rejected

~ Flaws ~
✘ Opinionated
✘ Stubborn
✘ Quick-Tempered
✘ Impatient

~ Side ~"Time will reveal the correct path."
As of yet Silvestra has not picked a side. She believes that to rule properly you must find a middle ground between freedom and control and feels that both the King and Queen takes their stance on the subject to extremes. While she isn't afraid of war Silvestra would like to avoid getting involved. Despite her opinions and preferences Silvestra has no doubt that, with Taurus' economic and geographical state the war will affect them in some way and would not hesitate to retaliate if provoked or attacked.

~ Romantic Interest ~*Blushes and Coughs* " I don't see how that's any of your business..."
Gosh Golly I don't know.

~ Thoughts on Others ~"Those who are my equals don't deserve the respect, they earn it."

King Constellation "TBA"

Queen Stars "TBA"

Aries "Princess Alexis is... stubborn. She is a ruler and warrior that deserves the utmost respect... despite my own opinions I hate to say she is a bit like me..."

Taurus "I am a just and considerate person. As such I have no doubt in my abilities to rule."

Gemini "TBA"

Cancer "TBA"

Leo "Though she thinks too highly of herself she is an excellent warrior"

Virgo "TBA"

Libra "TBA"

Scorpio "TBA"

Sagittarius "TBA"

Capricorn "TBA"

Aquarius "TBA"

Pisces "TBA"

Geography of land: WIP
Rough map of Taurus
Original Summary-
Taurus if divided into two parts by both the land and the River Ambros, which cuts through Taurus from east to west. The River is extremely large and moves at a gentle place during the dry seasons, allowing for fishing and river trade. To the north of the huge river is the woodland region which makes up roughly one-fourth of the land. There are two major villages in this region one called Thigpen, which is in the North West portion of the woods, not far from the northern border though a bit away from the western one. The other is called _____ and is in between the Three bridges go across River Ambros. Bellamew Bridge, the furthest to the west, named after a famous sculptor who donated four statues to the bridge of the river god Grezos which stand guard over both sides of the bridge. Zinnober bridge, built by and named after Silvestra's Great-Great-Great Grandmother. The bridge is the tallest of the three, reaching tall enough that three stacked fishing boats could pass through at once ad still not touch the bottom of it. The last is Winterblue Bridge, named after the bridge which is the oldest of three and was made during a mild Tauren winter. The bridge is made of beautiful blue stone and is the most sturdy of the three. It is also located right near the Iradena, the Capital of Taurus. Iradena, is on the south side of the Ambros River about halfway between the East and West borders. The City is large, the largest in all of Taurus, and is home to the Royal Family during the Summer and Spring Seasons. There are two other major cities in Taurus, Morana which is to the southeast of Iradena, and Demetrio which is located to the southwest if Iradena. During Fall the Royal family stays in Demetrio, to watch over the main harvest and to hold the festival of Dione, a celebration of the Earth Goddess that is at the end of the season. After the festival is over and the harvest complete that Royal Family moves to Morana for the winter.

Military-
Taurus has a decent sized military. Though it isn't nearly as big as the Arian or Cancer armies the soldiers are well-trained and are one of the most disciplined and hard-working armies in the kingdoms. In recent years, due to a new trading deal with Leo, Taurus soldiers have been going to train with Leo's armies, raising the skill of Taurus Troops. Due to Taurus' peaceful times a small portion of the army had worked as sell-swords in other kingdoms but all have returned since news of the war.

Economy-
Agriculture&Food - 59%
Taurus has an extremely prosperous economy due to it's diversity and quantity of goods. During the Summer and Fall seasons, due to Taurus' spacious feilds and groves, they produce huge amounts of crops ranging from cherries to wheat to corn. The amount of crops alone produced by Taurus could feed the entire Kingdom two or three times over. Due to this at least half of the crops produced yearly are traded to other kingdoms.
Another large industry in Taurus is milk, cream, and cheese. Due to a quite large population of cows and bulls herding them is not uncommon.
While Taurus produces large amounts of fish and meat every year not nearly as much profit comes from it.
Sell-Swords - 24%
While Taurus itself has been peaceful in the past years other kingdoms have not and Silvestra has seen no reason not to make a profit of it. As such, up until the recent declaration of war about 1/4th of the Taurus army had been working for other kingdom's lord and ladies in mostly small skirmishes over borders and the like.
Other Goods - 17%
Herbal medicine has had a large advance in recent years under the supervision of Silvestra's brother. As such the sale of herbs and the profits made by the Kingdom's travelling medics makes up around 7% of the kingdom's profit.
These include Leather, Furs, Weapons, Clothes, Armor, and other profitable items.

Religion-
Diviana - 72%
Diviana's followers worship her as the Goddess of the Earth, Ruler over the Sun and moon, Creator of Life and Death. She is, in their opinion, the one and only Goddess who rules over the world and all it creatures.
The Eleven - 19%
The beliefs that the Eleven's followers have is that the Eleven gods and goddesses created the world together. There are tales and legends of the deities, the most commonly believed being the origin/founding of Taurus.

So begins...

Princess Silvestra Taurus's Story

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#2015-10-31 17:54:39, as written by Pantheran

Princess Zari Leo

Zari was sitting in a library letter in her hand. It was from Sylvestra Taurus, the new ruler of Taurus Kingdom since her mother had decreased. She had seen her maybe once or twice when visiting her Kingdom, but didn't really know anything about her. Everything she did know was that for some reason she wished to negotiate about a new trading contract. The word new made her worried. It wasn't just confirmation of continuing the old one, the new Princess wanted a change. Zari hoped she wasn't going to end up delivering harvest products to them since Leos were depending on them. Even if Gemini had several field, they couldn't feed every Kingdom.

"Miss Leo. Everything is prepared." She was woken up from her thoughts when one of the servants informed her. "Ah, yes thank you. Please make sure someone leads the Princess Taurus here when she arrives and then you can bring the tea." The servant nodded and left Zari alone. She looked around in the library. The smell of old paper had always made her calm. There wasn't even so many books in the library, most of the shelves were full of contract scrolls she had signed over the years. On a small round table in front of her was pieces of pergaments to make a new contract, as well as ink and pen and of course the old contract. On the other side of the room was a table where her cooks had prepared something to eat: sandwiches, salty pastys, some cookies and strong mead her Kingdom was famous for. Not knowing the new Princesses preferences she had told the servants to make sure there would be hot tea for her as well.

As was set Zari waited for her visitor to arrive.

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#2015-11-02 07:14:53, as written by Rainbow Unicorns

Damn it! Biting his finger, perhaps he was too indifferent to 'Pollux' and it's people within. It simply eradicated the extra struggle to remain leadership over his own people, but... Sigh, he wanted to have at least shown Dream such a beautiful location. Surely, Sangre would of liked it as well. In the end, that was the main way it hit close to home for Sterling. In the end, had it not been for that small attachment for the city, it would of simply been left completely alone. Luckily, Astaroth has brought up how the Queen had sent troops and supplies. Sending them to Pollux, with a few of the other clans, the eternal unrest between the clans of Aquarius died down. No doubt everyone else was in an uproar about their beautiful Pollux, of course.

This was a clear sign they needed to remain united. A clear sign that, had it been worse, they could of been in deeper trouble then ever before. Astar, order a stricter military regiment. This is no time for slacking, by any means." He didn't raise a voice, nor did he bother to look up from his paperwork as he finally signed off on the last document and rose to his feet.

"You're right, I'll send word immediately. Brother?" Astaroth began, suddenly turning around before she reached the screen, sliding door. "Will you be sending the letter to our neutrals? I believe Princess Leo has sent everyone a letter about troops, and most if not all sides are beginning to call meetings..."

The one-eyed man blinked, turning around. Were they really? How... interesting. Well, that supposedly gave him no choice, did it? Now, he had three letters to write. One to the Queen, one to Princess Leo, and... damn it, it was more then three! He had to write to each neutral damn party.

Grr.

Right, okay. This would be... fine.

First, he had to write something down for the general neutral invitation to a group meeting. It'd take place in the capital, Ai Haneul, considering it was a more secured city then the rest. With that done, next came a simple thank you note which didn't need much explaining to the Queen of Stars, and a 'Please refer to the letter attached to this one' for the Princess of Leo.

... So, that was a bit easier then he thought.

Depending on the outcome of this meeting, Sterling was already leaning heavily to the King's side after hearing a close friend had joined his guard, perhaps he'd be able to drag a few others over with him.

It was worth a shot, right?

Ah, this was beginning to seem like such a pain in the ass. By the time he was actually done, his eye had begun to twitch. Maybe it was time he took a break. Just who even sent those two letters in the first place? While, Sterling should of took their warnings seriously... It just... Well, clearly no one within the Land had that horrible of hand writing. Call him stupid, or even silly, but it just seemed too chicken scratchy. The Queen was too proper, and the King? Well, he had a good sense of writing.

This was was going to end up the destruction for many, and the salvation to none. Prince Sterling could only hope it was worth it.

It has come to my attention that we are all
currently being told to pick a side. Judging
by how we all have declared ourselves as
neutral parties in this war, I'd love to speak
to all of you, so I hope no one would mind an
official meeting between neutrals.

Please come as soon as possible, as rooms
will in fact be provided as you travel to the
capital. We will be providing a sign language
translator as well, in order to ensure a more
than perfect meeting.

I hope to see you all attend.

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#2015-11-16 07:24:59, as written by Lostsoulsbleed

One Week After Declaration

About two hours after dawn Silvestra strode into her study to find all eight of her advisers, including her brothers arguing in the center of the large room. At her entrance the group of people before her fell into silence and Silvestra sighed and rolled her eyes. "Come now, for all of you to be here it must be important." Three of the people stepped forward and started talking at once and Silvestra sighed. Looking straight at Bevan, her eldest brother who was Captain of her Royal guard as well as her military adviser, she raised an eyebrow. "Bev, explain to me what is going on please." Everyone fell silent as her eldest brother stepped forward. "Of course, Princess" Silvestra winced at the title but didn't say anything. She preferred that those close to her dropped the formalities, especially Bevan and Riddock but knew they wouldn't in front of her other advisers. "A letter was discovered in your bedchambers this morning, addressed to you." Silvestra's expression changed to one of shock. For someone to have been able to get into her chambers to place the letter should have been impossible. She herself locked the door as she left every morning and the only others with keys were her ladies-in-waiting and her brothers. "Have you asked Freesia and Kareen about the letter?" Bevan nodded "Both said they had no knowledge of what the letter was or who put it there and they were just as startled to find it there as we were to hear about it."

Silvestra nodded. Kareen and Freesia had grown up in the palace, and befriended Silvestra when she was 12. She had enlisted them as her ladies-in-waiting at age 15, when her mother insisted she needed at least one and she trusted both unconditionally. After a moment of contemplation Silvestra sighed and held out a hand. "Give it here then, might as well read it." Before Bevan could protest Riddock had already walked over and handed her the letter.

"If the rulers wish for your kingdoms to survive, you will choose a side. The Just side. If not... Expect a catastrophe to occur in three days time. And not Just to your kingdom. All the kingdoms."

Silvestra's expression changed from exasperation to one of silent rage. Calmly she gave the letter back to Riddock to read aloud. As her brother did so Silvestra went over to her desk and paced behind it, crossing the space twice in the time it took him to read. After her finished there was only a moment of silence before her advisers started their argument anew, now concerned for the kingdom rather than the security breach. Silvestra continued to pace, stopping once she came to decision. Everyone fell silent under Silvestra's silent and steady stare. "I refuse to be bullied into choosing a side. We remain neutral until there is cause for us to become otherwise." Gregor, a nobleman and her advisor of Trade and Foreign Relations went to argue but she silenced him with a pointed look. "Threats will not be our cause to go to war. Actions will be taken when they are needed for the good of the people." The man frowned but nodded and Silvestra looked to Bevan. "Double the amount of guards on patrol in the castle and station two men outside the entrance of my rooms." Bevan nodded and left the room with a bow.

Riddock, knowing that Silvestra had things she needed to do ushered out everyone but Azella, Silvestra's spymaster. Azella was a woman of Scorpio origin looking to be in her early thirties with a willowy build and keen eyes. Silvestra had been around the woman her entire life, Azella having previously been Silvestra's Etiquette and Dance tutor. Being the youngest child of a high ranked Scorpio noble Azella had been being used as a diplomat between the new Scorpio prince and Taurus. With the upcoming war she had been retrieved from the country to aid in preparations. “What do you think of all this Lady Azella?” Silvestra looked to the dark-haired woman, knowing she would receive an honest opinion. “Well, I believe your actions in response to the letter were of good judgement. As to how the letter got into your room I’m afraid I have no more information than your brother did.” Silvestra sighed and nodded, finally pulling out her chair and having a seat at her desk. “May I speak freely your highness?” Silvestra looked up surprised. Azella had never been one to hold back her opinions, especially not when it came to her former student. “Of course. Always.” Silvestra said in earnest, watching Azella thoughtfully. “It is in my opinion that you should choose a side.” Silvestra waited for more but it didn’t come and Azella, looking satisfied spoke. “I’ll continue to search for information on the sender.” With a nod of the head Silvestra watched as the woman left the room her thoughts moving on to what the war would mean for the fall. Azella paused at the door and glanced back with narrowed eyes "Stop Slouching!" Silvestra jumped a bit in surprise and automatically sat up as the woman closed the door with a smile.

Three Days Later

Silvestra was woken a few minutes after dawn, as usual, by a quiet but firm tapping at the door to her bedchamber. Yawning Silvestra sat up, stretching as she did so. “Come in!” She called out with another yawn, rising from her bed and walking towards the door to her washroom. The door opened and two women entered, one a blonde who went straight towards the wardrobe and the other a brunette who carried a tray to the small desk near the window. “That smells wonderful. Have you two eaten yet?” Silvestra called out as she poured water from a pitcher into a basin. “Of course not, we always wait to eat with you. With all your work it’s the only time we get to spend together.” The brunette responded as she set the tray down and picked up the books scattered across the desk. “You stayed up late again didn’t you? You really should try to get more sleep…” Silvestra smiled and scrubbed her face with the cold water, any bit of leftover drowsiness gone. “Kareen I can’t very well put everything off just to get more sleep. I can’t even imagine how long I’d have to hear about it from Killian, let alone Bevan.” Emerging from the washroom Silvestra walked over to her desk right as the blonde emerged from the wardrobe, a bundle of clothes in her hands. Laughing Silvestra put her hands on her hips. "Freesia what the hell is all of that? You know I'm going to train after we eat." Freesia set the bundle down on Silvestra's bed with a huff. "Yes I have your training clothes here but afterwards you're changing." Silvestra laughed as Kareen pulled two more chairs up to the desk, pushing papers aside as the three of them sat down. Looking over as she set the papers aside Silvestra saw that on top of the pile was a letter addressed to her. Frowning Silvestra picked it up the letter. "Kareen did you put this here?" The brunette looked up and frowned at the letter. "No... Where did you find it?" Silvestra opened the letter silently, her face becoming emotionless at the sight of the words, written in the same odd handwriting as the threat three days ago.

"It seems you do not value your kingdoms as much as it seemed. Very well then. Have your punishment, bystander."

Slamming the letter onto the desk Silvestra stood. "Kareen i'm sorry but we'll have to skip breakfast. I need you to go and tell Bevan and Riddock to meet me in my study." Silvestra went to turn away but then stopped. "Also, make sure the rest of my advisors know to meet us there but after they wake up, let them rest." Kareen nodded and left the room while Freesia rose and went back to the bed. "Come on them Sylvie. Seems you won't be training afterall." SIlvestra rolled her eyes with a sigh before responding. "Don't sound too excited about the threat to the kingdom."

Fifteen minutes later Silvestra strode into her study to find Bevan, Azella, Riddock, and KIllian already in the room. At her appearance everyone let out a sigh of relief and Bevan frowned at her. ”What the hell Silver? What’s going on? Kareen came rushing to the barracks and said that you needed me to met you here and then went rushing off without another word.” Silvestra rolled her eyes as she walked across the room. ”Of course she did. We found another letter in my bedchamber.” Throwing the letter onto the desk Silvestra strode away to the window, looking out at the land below. Killian, Silvestra’s chancellor and advisor of Taurus affairs, stepped forward and picked up the letter and read it aloud. After a moments pause he set it back down. “Well as of ten minutes ago no tragedy has occurred in the kingdom Princess.” Silvestra frowned and remained silent. Bevan, seeing SIlvetra’s reflection, stepped forward. ”He’s right. Nothing has happened. I’m sure it’s just an empty threat.” Silvestra sighed and nodded. ”We’ll see.”
Hours later, not long after mid-day, a letter arrived from Demetrio explaining the events that had occurred. As the squire rushed into Silvestra’s study she, Bevan and Azella looked up from the reports the gaurds on patrol had givn earlier. ”Your Highness! A letter from High Priestess Nimue has arrived.” Silvestra rose meeting the squire halfway across the room. Opening the sealed letter Silvestra read over it, her eyes widening as she dropped the paper. ”Oh dear Amfridus…” Bevan jumped forward, grabbing the shocked Silvestra and Azella went to grab the letter. ”Dear Diviana… The Tierra Temple… It exploded. Nothing but rubble remains…” Bevan swore and yelled at Azella. ”Get that squire out of here and summon the rest of Silvestra’s council.” Silvestra, shaking her head, nodded. ”Do as he said, and start to gather people and supplies to aid the people in Demetrio.” Azella and the squire rushed out of the room and Silvestra looked over at her brother in silence.

In the Following Days

Silvestra sighed as she set down the paper in her hand. As of yesterday there were still twenty missing priestesses of Diviana missing and around fifty families had reported missing family members who were supposed to be in the temple. Search and rescue teams had been assembled but the massive temple and left an unimaginable amount of wreckage and there had been little progress. Just then Riddock came in, holding a letter and followed by Bevan. Silvestra looked up at her brothers frowning but hopeful. ”What is it? Is there a new report? Bevan shook his head and waved to Riddock and Silvestra chuckled. Riddock often made Bevan swear to be quiet till he was done speaking since Bevan had a tendancy to cut people off. Riddock sighed and rolled his eyes. ”Glad you think it’s funny. Anyways, The queen has sent supplies and an offer of help with search and rescue. Also, a letter from Princess Zari of Leo has arrived." Silvestra waved Riddock over and he handed her the letter. ”She’s looking for information on the person who caused the explosion. It seems that Leo was affected in some way too.” Shaking her head Silvestra pulled out a paper and quickly wrote a response.

Dear Princess Zari,
I am sorry to hear that tragedy has struck Leo. I hope there were no casualties to this incident. We have been searching non-stop for a clue as to who has sent these messages and committed these acts. As of yet we have found nothing to pertain to this person’s identity but the moment we find anything I will send word immediately. If there is anything I can do to help please let me know.
Sincerely,
Princess Silvestra Taurus

Closing the letter and sealing it Silvestra handed it to Riddock. ”Send this to Leo at once and accept the queen’s help for search and rescue but return the resources. Our people's lives are more valuable than pride but I refuse to be in debt to either side during this war.” Riddock nodded and took the sealed letter before turning and walking out of the study. Silvestra looked over at Bevan. ”Make sure that the supplies are returned in full. And get me a report on the progress of the search and rescues please.” ”Okay Silver. I’ll get that report as soon as possible. Silvestra nodded as Bevan left, leaving Silvestra behind to continue to study the report.

A couple days later Silvestra was at a training session when a squire came with a letter from Prince Sterling. Finishing her exercise Silvestra set aside her sword and walked over to the young man. ”Do Bevan and Riddock know about this one yet?” The squire shook his head. No, Your Highness. ”Okay, please go fetch them and ask them to meet me here then. The boy nodded and ran off, leaving Silvestra to read the letter.
An two hours later Silvestra stood in her study with a few of her advisors. ”Princess you can’t just leave to go to Aquarius! Your kingdom needs you! We’re about to go to war!” Silvestra sighed and sat down at her desk, waiting for her brother to stop ranting. He had been arguing with her since he first found out about the letter. As he fell silent Azella cleared her throat. ”I believe the Princess should go but only with the proper precautions. A select few from the royal guard to escort her. Azella looked to Silvestra who nodded, the proposal seeming reasonable. Bevan went to protest but Riddock cut in. ”How about eight men and Bevan as well. That’s almost half the royal guard and then she has at least one of us there with her. Riddock gave Bevan a sharp look to keep him from arguing and Silvestra rose with a nod. ”Good it’s settled then. Bevan go and pack and pick your eight men. We leave two hours after dawn. And send message ahead of us. If we make good time we should get there in two days time.” Going to pack and then get some rest Silvestra left her study and headed towards her bedchambers, asking a maid along the way to summon Freesia and Kareen.

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#2015-11-27 23:56:53, as written by Rainbow Unicorns

Sterling listened cautiously to the woman's words. Perhaps, she misheard him? It didn't matter, considering he'd be discussing such a plan with only the Princess of Leo. He had heard that Gemini had finally been spotted in his Kingdom a few moments after the doctor had left. "Well, we don't have long, but I want this plan of sorts, this deal, strictly between us. No other. Consider it an oath, or a blood deal until this flimsy excuse for a war is over." He started strongly, his left arm draping over his knee, sword balanced and slanted against the left cravis of his neck and his left foot.

"You see, like I said a few minutes ago, it is for another Kingdom. I'm afraid Aquarius will no longer be able to perform their duty to protect Virgo in order to go through with this Plan. If you'd allow this discussion to continue in private later, the general details are this, and I'll be damned if I don't give this a good expansion in private, but the gist is to protect the Princess and Kingdom, while we both spy within the sides we choose for additional details on whoever attacked our Kingdoms. If it's what I think it is, there's bound to be someone, somewhere that knows."

His voice fell, and there was few more moments before the Princess of Gemini and her escort entered the room. Beautiful as ever, it appeared he was in a room filling up with quite the attractive guests. Of course, he still respected them highly or lowly depending on skill and rulings. It was nice to be able to discuss things with almost everyone together... But there was still that darn Princess Taurus. Tch, it might end up being an entire day before they got anywhere in this meeting. No wonder they were so... boring from what he's heard.

"Princess Gemini, it's nice to see you. Please have a seat. Your companion as well." With him at the head of the table, and Zari to the left seat closest to him, there were about six more seats, just in case everyone had brought a companion. It was clear there wouldn't be that many empty spots besides the one next to Zari. Even if their back hurt, however, the floor cushions didn't provide the back support they'd unfortunately need. "If any of you need another seat, please let me know. Now, we're just missing the Princess of Taurus."

Now came the question of trying to start off a meeting that was still missing a participant. "Shall we start without her?"

Even if she did show, no more than one other person would be able to accompany her inside the Asa House. It was simply polite, anyway. The rest of them would be allowed and able to stay in one of the other notable locations of the capital under strict supervision.

They could trust the Leos, due to the small amount, but it were the Gemini people and all those who came with more then three that could trigger another Clan's rage.

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#2015-12-08 00:22:18, as written by Lostsoulsbleed

At dawn the next day Silvestra left Iradena accompanied by her brother and his eight chosen soldiers. The journey leaving Taurus was pleasant as always though a bit fast paced, Silvestra anticipating the rest of their journey might take longer with the current conditions. During the beginning of the journey Silvestra questioned whether she should really be going to Aquarius but quickly shook of her doubts, knowing it was the right choice. It taking only a few hours to leave Taurus the rest of their day was spent traveling through Gemini. Much to Silvestra's surprise they were only stopped twice in Gemini, causing Silvestra to assume Princess Gemini had known they would pass through Gemini on their way. Despite their lack of interruptions Silvestra quickly grew sick of the journey as Bevan decided to use the time to lecture Silvestra about how bad of an idea it was to have left Taurus. While she knew he made a few good points Silvestra tried her best to block him out.

The second day of traveling started in Gemini but they soon reached the border and crossed into Aquarius, Silvestra taking in the scenery as it changed from grassy fields to the snowy terrain of aquarius. As they started their journey through the snow covered mountains and forests Silvestra was amazed. Despite it being spring it was as cold as Taurus mid-winter and there was much more snow, what Silvestra assumed was at least two feet.
At one point of their snowy forest trek Silvestra stopped and jumped off her horse, intending to walk in the snow for a bit, but sunk in waist deep, managing to have found a dip in the ground that had filled with snow. Stuck, Silvestra had to be pulled out by Bevan and a few of the laughing soldiers. Glaring, Silvestra remounted her horse, refusing to dismount again despite Bevan’s attempts to get her to.

Not having realized how much the snow would slow them down they had to stop at a Tsukiya village. Leaving, once again, at dawn they arrived at Ai Haneul mid-day. Stopping at an inn on the way to the residence of Prince Sterling, Silvestra paid for a handful of rooms for her men and, much to her brother's disbelief, insisted upon leaving five of the eight guards at the inn. Having to hear about it the entire way through the city Silvestra could feel her patience crumbling under her like an old bridge. Reaching the Asa residence, which was extremely beautiful her opinion, Silvestra's party was greeted in the courtyard by who Silvestra assumed was the steward. Speaking in the Aquarian language Silvestra greeted the man, thanked him for meeting them, and requested if her men could be brought somewhere to wait until the meeting was over. Surprised by her ability to speak his language the man nodded and got someone to bring them to the barracks. After a ten minute argument with her brother the three men left with two Aquarian soldiers, chatting amiably.

Once they were gone the steward offered to lead the way to the room where the Prince and other Princesses were meeting, assuring her that her horses and belongings would be taken care of. Looking down at herself she sighed at the dress she wore and rolled her eyes before nodding and thanking the man. Being intimate with her distaste of dresses Bevan had insisted she change at the inn and though she had picked the plainest of the dresses Silvestra had forgotten to supervise when Kareen packed her clothes and therefore even the plainest dress wasn’t as comfortable as her usual pants and blouse. Following the man she asked him questions about Aquarian culture and for tips on her pronunciation. Reaching the room he moved to open the door but she stopped him and asked him for a moment alone and he nodded and walked down the hall. Turning to Bevan Silvestra led him back to the end of the hall. “I want you to wait here while I speak with the others.” Bevan immediately started to argue. “Absolutely not! I will not let you be alone in there!” Turning away Silvestra shook her head and started back towards the room, trying to keep hold of her patience. “That wasn’t a request Bevan it was an order.” Following her Bevan reached out to grab her and Silvestra spun on him, not noticing they were so close to the door. “Bevan just shut the hell up and listen for once! I am going into that room alone and you will stay where I tell you! I am sick of you not following orders just because you are my brother! Go and wait at the end of the hall or go back to Taurus and make yourself useful!” Turning Silvestra noticed the door was right behind her and winced, hoping she wasn’t as loud as she thought she had been. Approaching the door Silvestra sighed and took a deep, calming breath before opening the door and walking into the room. Looking around she noticed Aquarius, Gemini , and Leo all in the room and smiled. “I am quite sorry for my lateness, the situation in Taurus is rather strenuous at the moment.” After a pause Silvestra closed the door behind her and then walked into the room, making sure to seem like incident in the hall had never happened.

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#2015-12-09 17:32:38, as written by Mineczka

Elaine bowed as she took her coat off, as to say "It's a pleasure" to both before sitting gently on the seat, moving her fragile wings gently, keeping her balance as she sat onto the floor cushion, though Arturus shook his head, smiling a little he responded to Sterling, "I appreciate the offer of sitting with the like of you all, but I'm no good in politics. I'll remain outside for y'all." he remarked with his gruff voice resounding through the room before he opened the door to exit. Though Elaine remained, looking rather calm in demeanor, she looked for said Sign Language translator so she wouldn't have to use her magic all the time, though as Princess Taurus was entering, Elaine bowed her head again, as a hello to the new entrant. Though Taurus wasn't exactly someone whom Elaine had constant contact with, she knew the princess of Taurus was an alright person, though Elaine took a breath as the wind swirled through, and a voice through it had spoken,

"It would seem Princess Taurus is here." the wind said whilst Elaine gave a gentle smile, noting that the meeting would begin soon.

Mineczka nodded, responding in a more respectful tone to Prince Libra, "Lady Elaine has deemed Gemini a neutral country. We have no quarrel with Libra. And our wolves are trained around Gemini's crop. They aren't going to damage the crop of Libra. Secondly, I had thought I had sent a messenger to request permission to transfer the Arians through your kingdom." she paused, with an annoyed sigh, Mineczka wasn't one whom liked when people didn't listen, "But it appears that said messenger had not come. And I apologize for the trespassing, and I'm sure Lady Elaine will send a more... Formal apology." Mineczka took a breath again before looking at Draco, her calm demeanor resonating through her troops and wolves, "As for you, Miss Draco, I've brought extra wolves, and if Prince Libra is kind enough, I can get you and your troops to Gemini much faster than you can on foot. The wolves are trained and adapted to new riders, so do not fret that you cannot ride them.

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#2015-12-16 16:03:52, as written by Pantheran

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Princess Zari Leo

As Elaine's bodyguard left from the room Zari's expression did not change seemingly not paying any attention to it. However she had to admit it was a wise desicion was it Elaine's orders or the guard's own. It would make this discussion to stay inside the room and only between the rulers more likely.

Zari turned to look as she heard familiar sound behind the doors. She immediately understood what was going on as she gathered a few words from here and there. She had made business and deals with Princess Taurus in several occasions and had met Bevan almost every time despite if she had been there or if Silvestra had come to her Kingdom. Zari had never really appreciate that way of work, as often it seemed Bevan made the decision for his sister. She had always thought Silvestra was under his feet which definitely hadn't made Zari respect her highly. As Princess Taurus stepped in, Zari bowed to her again from manners. "Pleasure to see you again, Princess Taurus." Those with keen eyes might notice she bowed a little deeper to her than to Elaine mostly just because they had done business. In reality she was just waiting Bevan to burst into room after the Princess. At least he would make her tell every slightest detail to him later. In Zari's opinion either Bevan should leave Silvestra alone or Silvestra should give the throne to him. Now there was two rulers for one Kingdom and it wasn't working.

"May we start now?" she looked at Prince Sterling as waiting his agreement but not waiting his answer. It might have been rude from her but seeing as he was already ready to start the meeting without Taurus, she assumed he wouldn't be offended. She turned to look at the others. "I assume you all have got my letter, but let me do a quick recap. My main target right now is to find the moron who attacked to my Kingdom and according to my knowledge to yours as well. If any of you have information of these events or the person behind them I would appreciate if you're willing to share them. And as mentioned in my letter for those able to share pieces of information with me, no matter how small, I will keep my word and offer you a discount for my services in the upcoming war. And my services are pretty much limitless when it comes to war zone. I can offer my military for defense or offence as well as armory and weapons. And it's not limited to only one Kingdom, I can split my army for all those of you who wish to take this deal. " Her voice was formal, one of a business woman's. It wasn't anywhere near the slightly enthusiastic voice she had had with Sterling and she didn't give the slightest hint of their deal, telling her side of business like it would still be open - and for her it was. The pay and details were still open and as long as there wasn't black on white it would stay partly open.

"Oh and one more thing. Even if that person would happen to be someone close to you, I don't hesitate to kill them." She spoke perfectly calmly looking all three of them but there was a deeper meaning hidden behind her words. She wouldn't hesitate to kill even if it was one of the rulers sitting in the room with her.

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