“I was born in Lakelaria,” she confessed.
“I left there a long time ago. I lived in Fenstead for some time, until…” Her face fell in sorrow. “Well, after it was conquered, I fled to Fenher in Rhyenelle as one of the closest towns.”
“Always to the castle,” she thought out loud. Things were sliding together. “Always alone.” Her hands ran down her face, and she halted, shaking her head. “Always to see the Queen of Lakelaria.”
“Yet he'd already married my mother and knew the importance of duty. But what if his heart called to another when it was too late?”
“The Queen of Lakelaria was exactly like you'd expect of any monarch. It's said she had a daughter who would have been a little older than me. She was conceived out of wedlock with an unknown father.”
Nerida being born in Lakelaria and a specific mention of the King of Fenstead frequenting Lakelaria. Specific mention of him visiting the Queen everytime. Specific mention of Tauria's parents having a duty bound marriage. Tauria musing if her father loved the Queen and if she was his mate. The King's visits stopping after Tauria's birth and Nerida mentioning leaving her home and living in Fenstead for a while until it was ultimately conquered. The Queen having a daughter conceived out of wedlock.
“There aren't many Waterwielders on the mainland, and I was certainly the only one in Fenher.”
“If an ability seems to be dying out, it will awaken in the bloodline and begin to pass down once more. Often, if both parents have different abilities, it is the one that features least in the world that will pass on.”
Specific mention of not many waterwielders in Ungardia. Specific mention of the fact that if both parents have different abilities, one that features least in the world passes on.
Water and healing: a rare and invaluable combination.
“She told me a lot about Lakelaria—where some of the best healers learn and originate from—”
Nerida being both a waterwielder and healer and a specific mention of the best healers originating from the kingdom of Lakelaria.
“A Lakelarian. Though one might mistake you as a Fenstead native.”
With her beautiful golden-brown skin tone that contrasted mesmerizingly with her white hair, she held envious traits originating from both kingdoms.
Nerida went even more taut, heart rate spiking. She said nothing, which Zaiana found odd for someone who was often led by her voice to collect and share wonders.
Augustine's eyes twinkled, but he smirked at the fae, seeming to drop his attempt to engage with her.
Nerida having traits of both Fenstead and Lakelaria. Her getting uncomfortable by this information being spoken. Augustine, who is an oracle, obviously knowing the truth.
Nerida is the daughter of the former King of Fenstead and the Queen of Lakelaria. She is not only the Princess of both the kingdoms, she is also a Stagknight and a Da'Naiad while being Tauria's elder half-sister 🗣
