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Tales of Chima as Text Posts, part 5

Another round for fun.

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Liberta was the daughter of two guards and trained to follow in their footsteps, specializing in a spear like her parents before her. This training put her in close contact with the young prince sons of King Lupercalia, Lagravis and Lavertus.

As they got older, Lagravis and Liberta grew closer, carrying on a secret romance until they both turned eighteen. Liberta was no longer willing to keep their relationship secret, so in keeping with Lion Tribe tradition, she challenged Lupercalia to a duel for the right to marry his son.

And then beat his ass.

Lupercalia was a good sport about all of this and impressed by Liberta's strength and cunning (which he was no slouch on, either), so he gave her his blessing to marry Lagravis. When Lupercalia stepped down as Lion King, Lagravis took on that mantle, and Liberta became the Queen.

They were married for many happy years. Lagravis and Liberta had Laval when they were in their late thirties, but Liberta never fully recovered from that and passed away shortly afterwards.

But if you think that's where the story ends, you're wrong!

Due to Lagravis's wild and crazy youth (half of which was due to Lavertus and Liberta egging him on), he's had enough near-death experiences to tap into the Bear Dream Realm. So he still goes there sometimes to speak with Liberta, give her updates about Chima and their family, and get some advice from his wife. Needless to say, this is an incredibly weird thing to try and explain, so Lagravis doesn't really talk about her, and everyone assumes that it's because he's still mourning her. Only the Bear Tribe really knows what's going on, but they aren't saying shit.

Currently, Liberta's cheering Lagravis on to make his move with the new Tiger Advisor, Tormak, because she both thinks it would be funny and also wants her husband to be happy in the Waking Realm too.

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My favorite bit of LOC lore I've accidentally made through my Tales of Chima series is that every member of the Lion royal family is polyamorous.