players: eaerundil valerius & idalia cataegis valerius || @ofheliacal place: their assigned quarters, the castle, aurith time: a few hours after the letter went out
The only sound breaking through the silence that had blanketed their quarters was the sound of tapping. Standing over the desk nestled in the corner of the room, Idalia kept her gaze on the most recent map finished by their mapmakers. A light frown marred her features, and it had been that way ever since the royal couple had received word from the High Queen of Aurelion. The delicate balance between the courts is shifting with every second that passes, the entire map thrown into disarray by the appearance of a race that they had long believed to be extinct. Concern did not even begin to describe what she was feeling, the information on the letter far too weighty to make her anything but restless. Were they back home, Idalia would not be inside looking at a map and wondering what routes their naval fleet failed to chart. She would be in the port, coordinating a new expedition. Or she would be at the shore, releasing her concern on the waves lapping at her toes.
Neither option is available to the High Queen at the moment, so all she can do is frown and wonder. Neither a particularly proactive solution, and the thought alone rankled her. They have to be careful on how they move, though, so she cannot approach the vampires too rashly. Not when their status as allies remains so very tentative, and the truth of their story has only been confirmed by the Aurelion monarchs. There is no reason for High Queen Adelina to lie, yet they have to confirm the vampires’ story for themselves as well, if only to make absolutely sure of the facts. Max will have to meet with the vampire delegation, she thinks, but Idalia does not feel comfortable at the thought of her son meeting a tentative ally alone, even in a secure location.
“How did we miss an entire country?” She asks, finally breaking the silence with more than tapping. Sighing, she turns to face her husband and rests her hip against the desk. “And if we missed this, what else did we miss?”