Let's Give Them A Show!

A Multi-Muse OC and Canon Blog! This is a side blog and follow backs come from stahl-konigin. . written by Rinny

[rinnysmuses]

Rhea snorted. "I would rather continue to work around the gardens instead of playing all noble-like. I'm a better gardener than a princess. More of a witch."

She winked at Hadri before getting on her knees again.

"But it's fun to pretend."

[acemuses]

"Yeah, that's what I thought you'd choose," Hadri chuckled. "And I'm not gonna come telling you that you can't act however you want. Ultimately, even if you're not a noble by birth...you kinda are one now. So it doesn't really matter how you behave. Of course, you kind of should try and aspire to ideal noble behavior, but you've seen how most of them are."

[rinnysmuses]

Rhea chuckled softly. "I'm a noble by marriage but my husband is still in jail. Still an enemy of the Empire, so to speak. I imagine they're waiting to strip him of any titles left he has. I wouldn't be surprised if we did end up as commoners."

She looked up at Hadri and gave him a wry smile. "I wouldn't mind at all if that part happened."

[rinnysmuses]

Looking at the parasol, Rhea stared at it before clapping her hands. Heehee. "It's so pretty!"

Gently taking it from Hadri, she twirled it around before she began to hold it. Heehee.

"What do you think? Do I exude the confidence of a dainty noble lady?"

[acemuses]

Heehee. Her posture was slightly off, but-- "You're pretty damn close, yeah. You honestly look great. Though you'll have to unfotunately choose between looking all noble-like and continuing to work around the gardens, since it's kinda hard to do both at once."

[rinnysmuses]

Rhea snorted. "I would rather continue to work around the gardens instead of playing all noble-like. I'm a better gardener than a princess. More of a witch."

She winked at Hadri before getting on her knees again.

"But it's fun to pretend."

[rinnysmuses]

Rhea chuckled. He was so sweet "I don't need a parasol right now, but thanks! I'll probably go in before it gets super hot. I just like being out here with the flowers."

She looked down at them before looking at Hadri again.

"Honestly... Can you get me one? Just in case? I don't think I'd get sick but the climate here is different compared to back home."

[acemuses]

Hadri lit up at the request. "Of course! I'll be right back."

He turned on his heel and briskly walked back inside, getting his hands on the first staff member around and asking where he could borrow a parasol. The fact they brought one to him instead of showing him where he could choose his own was only slightly disappointing, but he thanked them nonetheless and returned to where he'd last seen Rhea.

"Here you are!" he said proudly, propping the parasol open for her.

[rinnysmuses]

Looking at the parasol, Rhea stared at it before clapping her hands. Heehee. "It's so pretty!"

Gently taking it from Hadri, she twirled it around before she began to hold it. Heehee.

"What do you think? Do I exude the confidence of a dainty noble lady?"

[rinnysmuses]

Lookikg up at Hadri, Rhea shook her head. "Nope. Not bothered at all! I quite like the sun. How are you?"

[acemuses]

"I'm alright. And I'm not surprised you'd enjoy sunlight, I just don't want you getting burnt or dizzy from heat. I'd be happy to fetch you a parasol so you can keep tending to flowers safely, if you wanted."

[rinnysmuses]

Rhea chuckled. He was so sweet "I don't need a parasol right now, but thanks! I'll probably go in before it gets super hot. I just like being out here with the flowers."

She looked down at them before looking at Hadri again.

"Honestly... Can you get me one? Just in case? I don't think I'd get sick but the climate here is different compared to back home."

[rinnysmuses]

She was busy tending to the Albarea gardens again. ...It was nice. Doing this. It toom her mind off of so, so much...

[acemuses]

Ah. There she was indeed, just as Jusis told him.

...He hesitated a little, but eventually made his way over to her.

"Hello, Rhea. Not too bothered by all the sun, I hope?"

[rinnysmuses]

Lookikg up at Hadri, Rhea shook her head. "Nope. Not bothered at all! I quite like the sun. How are you?"

[rinnysmuses]

She was busy tending to the Albarea gardens again. ...It was nice. Doing this. It toom her mind off of so, so much...

[rinnysmuses]

Rhea seeing her mom in the grocery store and she cant escape and shes just ☠️]

[rinnysmuses]

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[acemuses]

Crow turned to Rean. "Hey, in Tural's defense, I'm reasonably convinced 'the moon was a spaceship all along' still isn't exactly common knowledge, and we're just finding all this shit out because we happened to befriend the one person who was involved with everything ever."

[rinnysmuses]

"Yeah. Pretty much... But. The views are incredible up here, aren't they? I love coming in here when I need a quiet place to myself that's not my house, island, or room at the Annex..."

She scratched her cheek.

"Zodiark was always imprisoned here and this was where the Elidibus, one of the Ascians, escaped to. A lot."

Rean walked forward as he stared at the building before looking at Ashe. "Are... We allowed to go inside and explore the building?"

"Sure! The Watcher won't bother us."

[acemuses]

"Is that building where the Loporrits live?" Crow asked. Sharlayan wasn't littered with them or anything, but during their stay there he'd occasionally come to cross paths with some. One in particular kept visiting the Last Stand to request pudding, with Dickon seemingly surprising them with a new flavor for every single one.

"...Kinda surreal, being here," he muttered. "Like standing in the northernmost reaches of Xak Tural, the same pure white mountains all around and the same starry night sky...and a scarily big and colorful moon just above the horizon." He looked at Ashe. "The weirdest part about this, though, is that from the star's surface, you can't really see all this. You'd think people could spot a crater with ominous red energy spiraling out of it and a conspicuous building or two."

[rinnysmuses]

"Believe me. We didn't see much of anything down there before everything happened up here..."

Ashe stretched as she nodded towards the building in front of them. "This is actually the Watcher's Tower. He's an Ancient that presided over the moon and Zodiark for millenia."

She pointed to the building in the far distance.

"That's where the Loporrits live! We can go see them!"

Rean stared at the building before looking at Ashe again. "Why...Can we breathe?"

"...Oh. Right... The moon was built by Hydaelyn to basically become a space ship in the event of the Final Days. Hence why we can breathe up there. Thankfully, none of that ever passed."

"...We...Missed a lot in Tural, huh?"

[rinnysmuses]

"...I...I'm?! ...I'm... I have so many questions. But yeah. I'm ready to go if you are, Ashe."

Getting up from her seat, Ashe came around to her friends and held out her hands.

"C'mon. I'll tell you more when we get there."

[acemuses]

"I can't believe we're getting moon lore," Crow chuckled, taking her hand-- and Rean's unoccupied one. "Thanks for the tour, Ashe. And just taking us in general. That's-- honestly a really sick vacation trip offer, and I can't wait to try and explain that to our friends."

[rinnysmuses]

Ashe smirked as she started the teleportation spell. "Be ready to be shocked out of your mind~"

And then they were off! Making sure it had been a smooth ride, Ashe sighed as they finally arrived at the Aetheryte of Mare Lamentorum.

"Oh...Wow..." Rean murmured after they arrived. "Look at the sky. And that building. Why is a building here? And an aetheryte? Oh. The sky is gorgeous."

His eyes looked around before landing on the planet behind them. "And there's..."

"Etheirys. Yes."

[acemuses]

"You know what I'm most surprised by? The fact that being on the moon doesn't seem to cause any problems. Like it sounds as if you can breathe totally fine up there. Anyway, I'm ready to go right now if you are." He paused, looking at his mate. "...And if Rean is."

[rinnysmuses]

"...I...I'm?! ...I'm... I have so many questions. But yeah. I'm ready to go if you are, Ashe."

Getting up from her seat, Ashe came around to her friends and held out her hands.

"C'mon. I'll tell you more when we get there."

[acemuses]

Crow stared.

"...'Wanted' is a strong word, because, uh, truthfully? It never occured to me that we could go to the moon. But now that you've brought it up? Yes. Absolutely fucking yes. When are we going."

[rinnysmuses]

"...Why were you on the moon!?" Rean asked.

"To fight Zodiark!"

"...WHAT?!"

"Yeah! That's where Zodiark was imprisoned. There's a whole big ass crater there! But. I can teleport us there, if you want! So we can go right now! Tomorrow! Whenever you want."

"What do you MEAN you fought that Zodiark thing up there!?"

"I also talked to Halmarut just a few months ago up there."

"You got there REGULARLY!?"

[acemuses]

"We didn't even know you were a big deal before," Crow snorted, putting his hands behind his head. "So I agree with everything Rean said. And I dunno what to expect from shard travel, but I'm still up for more regular travel across the star if you got anywhere else you wanna take us!"

[rinnysmuses]

"Yeah. I know. You guys just knew me as the girl that helped out Vow Wuk Lamat. And the Arcadion Grand Champion."

She propped her hands on her chin, humming. Where would they like to go next? Sharlayan had been their base of sorts... Hells, she could even take...

Gasp!

"I was gonna ask if you wanted to come to the First-"

"You can take us there?"

"Mhmm! It's an easy teleport to the Crystarium. But... Have you ever wanted to go to the MOON!?"

"...Excuse me?"

[acemuses]

"Actually, I think you could scream it from the tree tops! Just that most people would assume we're real deep in our cups. But yeah, I do understand the need for secrecy, and I'm not trying to convince you they should be told-- just that they're cool people you can count on."

[rinnysmuses]

"Thank goodness I have no plans TO announce it from the treetops. ...Thank you. For coming with me. For coming to help. I don't know what we'll find there but, hey! You guys get to say you helped out the Warrior of Light!"

"Eh. Fame is whatever. We care about helping out you. Besides... I'm not going to lie. I'm itching to see how you are in battle against another person. Monsters and whatnot are one thing, but..."

[acemuses]

"I trust most of them would understand if we just explained that you're limiting who all can come," Crow chuckled. "And I am including Maki in that. He's an eager cookie, but a smart one too-- just because half the star would stand up and volunteer to help you doesn't mean you can bring half the star."

[rinnysmuses]

"Yeah. Well. It's also a trust thing too. I can't exactly tell everyone wht I told you about Halmarut and what not. Need to know basis. So. Just keep it private for right now."

Rean chuckled. "We understand too, Ashe. I promise. A lot of what you are dealing with is something you can't exactly scream from the tree tops. Crow was just sayin'."

"I know."

[acemuses]

Crow grinned. "It's a deal, then! I'm still down for a spar or any other trial you wanna put us through, too, but it's nice to know you're not against lugging us around for a while longer."

[rinnysmuses]

"Oh! I don't think I'm lugging you guys around or anything! I like spending time with you two! I may spar with you both at some point just to see. And I'm going to have to give you the run down of shard travel!"

Rean nodded before punching the inside of his palm with his hand. "Great! I can't wait to learn and train. I...I imagine we have to keep this to ourselves?"

"...Yes. Please. Your friends are lovely but I don't need them banging down the Rising Stones' door. Y'shtola will get mad."