#ratld fic

[vrfly]

is the ratld fandom still alive? i have a 7k word wip rayaari fic n i’ll finish it if ik ppl r interested in reading. here’s a basic summary. 🔥🔥

[indianaclems]

Title : Chasser le Mal et apporter la vérité

Langue : Francais/French 🇨🇵

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Résumé /Summary :

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Namaari est policière de Kumandra, et marche dans les pas de sa mère. En effet, malgré son jeune âge elle est déjà gradée. Lieutenante estimée et respectée elle est connue pour avoir un sens aigue de son travail, strict et exigeante tout comme pour être un bourreau de travail et impitoyable avec le crime, elle est là pour protéger les citoyens en faisant régner l'ordre.

Cependant une séduisante, mystérieuse et insolente jeune femme l'entraine sur une enquête sombre de vols, de drogues et de corruptions, et il s'avère qu'elle n'est autre que la fille du chef du terrible gang Druun : Chef Benja... qui est venue poursuivre son travail de son défunt père. Mais peut-être que le rapport d'enquête qui a propulsé sa mère au sommet de la hiérarchie policière et a être l'une des personnes les plus influentes du conseil de ce qui reste de Kumandra ne dit pas toute la vérité.

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Namaari is a policewoman from Kumandra, and follows in her mother's footsteps. Indeed, despite her young age she is already graded. Esteemed and respected lieutenant, she is known to have an acute sense of her work, strict and demanding and to be to be a workaholic and ruthless with crime, she's there to protect the citizens by keeping order.

However, an attractive, mysterious and insolent young woman leads her on a dark investigation of drugs , thefts and corruptions, and it turns out that she is none other than the daughter of the leader of the terrible Druun gang: Chief Benja. who came to continue her work from her late father. But perhaps the investigative report that propelled her mother to the top of the police hierarchy and one of the most influential people on the council of what remains of Kumandra isn't telling the whole truth.

[faithfulwarrior-og]

Swimming

Literally Raya simping over Namaari’s muscles on a little outing 😏

Raya pops her head out of the water to see Namaari still on shore, playing with her serlot. “Aww, dep la, you’re all tough on the outside but you’re afraid of a little water?”

Namaari gives Raya what the latter calls her ‘big angy face.’

Raya adds, “Just like your big cat. Hehe.”

Namaari crosses her arms over her chest. “For your information, serlots can swim as a last resort.”

Raya tries not to focus on the arms. “Uh-huh.”

Namaari huffs. “I just don’t like water, okay? But I’ll humor you since you clearly won’t quit teasing me.”

Raya chuckles as Namaari skulks to her bag. “How much you wanna bet she doesn’t know how?”

Sisu looks up from her attempt to pry open a clam. “Pfft I’m sure she knows how. Not everyone likes water, Raya. I don’t understand it either, but I guess some people don’t find it the coolest thing ever like I do.”

“Yeah I guess...” Raya trails off as Namaari removes her shirt in one fluid motion and then puts it in her bag along with her pants. Raya sinks slowly under the water until only her face is exposed.

She knew the princess of Fang was strong and gorgeous but she didn’t expect to panic at the sight of her with less clothing on. Was it just a her thing? Namaari didn’t seem fazed when Raya stripped down to her underclothes...

Raya was transfixed as the woman folded her clothes and put them away. Her back was absolutely exquisite, muscles rippling with the movement... and her thighs? Raya knew she shouldn’t be looking at those but she’d never seen them before and also couldn’t really look away... not to mention that those thighs were connected to a whole DUMP TRU—

Sisu looked from Raya to her clam, and then back at Raya. “Girl, you good?”

Raya nods slowly. “Mmhm.”

Sisu leans over to her and talks out of the side of her mouth. “You look like you’ve seen a ghost.”

“Something like that...”

Sisu follows her gaze. “Oooooh you’re checking out Namaa—”

Raya panics and tackles Sisu into the water. When they resurface, Namaari is in the water trudging over to them.

“Bestie that was rude I wasn’t ready,” Sisu says, rubbing her nose with her paws. “Ouch, I got wadur in ba dose.”

Raya gulped, trying to acknowledge with her eyes that Namaari joined them. “Sorry.”

“Welp you got me in here so we better at least do some swimming cuz there is no way I’m just going to stand here,” Namaari says.

Raya smirks. “Cold, dep la?”

Namaari glares at her. “No.”

Sisu looks back and forth between them. “That’s a great idea, Namaari! You know what’s really fun? Water wrestling! As Raya just demonstrated...”

Sisu picks Raya up and yeets her at Namaari. Raya yelps and has to literally shove Namaari into the water beneath her mid-air so she doesn’t completely collide with the other woman.

Raya scrambles off of Namaari beneath the water and resurfaces, drenched. Raya can tell her ears are flushed. She hopes Namaari won’t notice.

Instead of remaining calm, Raya fully panics as an irritated princess of Fang stands up, water dripping down her toned physique.

Raya feels the overwhelming need to make a joke and play off how awkward this entire past five minutes has been. “Hehe what’s..dripping, dep la! Cuz.. that thing you say— you’re, y’know dripping! Me too, and-and Sisu!”

“Nope, just you,” Sisu says.

Raya glares at her.

Namaari looks between them. “Am I missing something...?”

A drop of water courses down Namaari’s torso and literally in between her six-pack. Raya clears her throat and immediately starts to inspect literally anything that isn’t the attractive binturi before her.

Sisu ‘whispers’ at Namaari, “She’s having a moment.”

Namaari squints at the dragon, “A moment?” then looks at Raya. “Dep la, you okay?”

Raya tries to look up at her but there’s.. cleavage and muscles nope— she coughs and drops her gaze back to sloshing the water instead. “I—yep. Fine. You’re— very fine I’M fine. I’m fine. That’s what I— but water! Honestly stupid. Swimming is dumb you’re right, N-Namaari.”

Namaari glances at Sisu then back at Raya, a smirk forming on her lips. “Did you just stutter, sinta?”

Raya nearly dunks herself under the water out of embarrassment. Namaari had started calling her ‘darling’ sometimes and it made her insides do somersaults.

“N-no I didn’t. I just think maybe swimming was a bad idea—”

Sisu chimes in. “WHAT?? Swimming is always a good idea!!”

The water dragon proves her point by diving into the water and taking some laps around the pool.

While Sisu is occupied, Namaari steps closer to Raya. “You’re acting funny.”

Raya scratches the back of her neck. “No I’m not! I just...” she trails off as Namaari takes another step closer. Those damn muscles... and scars...

“My eyes are up here, Raya.”

Raya’s eyes dart up to Namaari’s. “I—”

Namaari is wearing a shit-eating smirk. “Like what you see?”

Raya’s entire face is beet red. She splutters. “Y-yes I mean you’re—you’re.. you’ve been working out that’s great. Love that for you. Lookin’...lookin’ good!”

Namaari huffs in amusement. “You don’t look so bad yourself, dep la.”

Somehow Raya got even redder. “Really? T-Thanks. Thank you. I’m gonna go eat jerky now and pass away.”

“Good idea,” Sisu says, suddenly right next to them. “I’ll show Namaari how to swim.”

“Okay,” Raya says weakly before retreating.

Namaari scoffs. “I know how to swim...”

“I told Raya you would know— quit watching her she’s literally just walking to shore.”

Namaari snaps her eyes back to Sisu. “I was just—”

“Simping. I’m aware. You both are hopeless. Now if you’re so good, I’ll race you backstroke to the other side...”

Raya collapses on shore, definitely having a crisis and definitely having to acknowledge that she does indeed like Namaari in that way.

She risks a glance at the other woman. Namaari catches her gaze, smirks and winks. Raya decides to skip the jerky and just pass away.

[everyonesfavoritelesbowrites]

Big fan of your writing here. I've been looking for some fluff where Namaari is on the receiving end. Just some hurt/comfort to distract myself from life. Do you have any favorites you could recommend? If not, would you consider writing something like that?

Thank you! God, I never thought I would have fans... There are so many hurt/comfort fics out there that I recommend but I'm lazy so here is something short. (check out @shy-peacock and @melpomene22 though, they have amazing fics)

Misunderstanding

Rayamaari - RATLD

Canon world + storyline

Rating: T

TW: Hurt/Comfort, fluff

Summary: Raya and Namaari have an argument over an misunderstanding fueled by insecurities

Ao3

"Marriage?" 

Raya is taken back at what Namaari said, she had just come back from a diplomatic meeting and was telling her about it as they unpacked her things into the guest room—not that she actually stayed in there, sneaking off to Namaari's room every time she visits. Their relationship was a secret, exploring this unknown territory after having only been dating for a few months. 

Meaning their relationship is still strange and new, so when she heard Namaari mention that the Fang elders wanted her to get married, she felt anxious and maybe even a little scared—especially since she recently had a very similar conversation with the elders of Heart.

"They want you to get married?"

Namaari nods, "they want me to start considering it." 

"And are you?" 

Namaari doesn't reply at first, a blush rising to her face. Tension slowly rises between them. "I mean, yeah-." 

Raya's grip tightens on the clothes she was holding, no longer concerned with putting it away. "You are?" 

"Yeah…?" 

Raya scoffs, "you can't be serious." 

"What-?" 

"You seriously can't actually be considering marrying someone just cause your elders told you to?!" Raya's voice rises, anxiety and the feeling of betrayal building the more she even thinks about it. 

"Of course not." Namaari's tone sounds offended but her volume doesn't increase like Raya's. 

Raya, a bit forcefully, places the clothing down. "You said you were considering it. What? Are you just going to marry whoever they tell you too?" 

"No, I won't marry just anyone, Raya."

"No, just someone your elders want you to?" 

Namaari's brows furrow, rubbing the fabric of the clothes she's holding between her fingers. "Raya, it's not like that-." 

"Then what is it like?" Raya huffs, "cause it seems like you just want do whatever the elders want you to do, whatever is best for Fang." 

Raya sees Namaari tense even more. "It's not about that, maybe partly but it's not the main reason," she pauses for a second, inhaling sharply, "why are you so worked up over this?" 

"Did you really think I wouldn't be upset?!" 

"Honestly, no." Namaari's voice becomes more irritable. "I thought you might have been hesitant but I didn't think you would hate the idea so much!" 

"Hesitant?" Raya huffs, shaking her head. "You think you just go and get married right after we are a couple?" 

"Of course not!" 

"Then you'll wait a few months?" Raya's tone rises, her anxiety and anger and fear rising. "A few years? Lead me on?"

"Lead you-? Raya, what are you even talking about?" 

Raya tenses her jaw, crossing her arms as she looks at Namaari. "You know what I'm talking about, Namaari. Do you think this is just a game? Was this your plan from the start? Why would you only bring this up now?!"

"It's not a game, Raya!" Namaari's tone is sharp, looking at Raya exasperated and disappointed; she wasn't yelling but her voice was loud, echoing. "You won't give me a chance to explain! You're just assuming things without letting me explain! Just trust me and listen!"  

"Why?" Raya throws her arms in exasperation, speaking without thinking, "so you can stab me in the fucking back again!?"  

The room falls silent, the two of them staring at each other, breathing heavily—Raya with furrowed brows and Namaari with wide eyes. She looks at Raya in surprise before her expression slowly falls into a hurt one. 

Raya's eyes slowly widen when she realizes what she says, chest clenching with guilt. "Namaari, I didn't-." 

"No." Namaari shakes her head, her voice low, quiet. "It's my mistake... for thinking you trusted me, that you forgave me." She turns her face away from Raya, "or that you would want to marry me." 

Raya barely hears the last part, Namaari's voice cracking with the words as she walks away. Not sparing a glance to Raya as she leaves the room, shutting the door behind her. 

She is frozen in her spot, still processing what she said. 

It takes her a long moment before she puts everything together, slowly realizing what was actually happening, what Namaari was trying to say, what the misunderstanding was. 

"Oh, toi…" 

Raya turns around sharply, hurrying to the door to open it. She doesn't bother to close it as she breaks into a run, heading towards Namaari's room—where the princess would most likely be headed, if not already there. 

"Namaari!"

Raya calls out when she sees her after turning a sharp corner. Namaari stops and slowly turns, only to get knocked back by the impact of Raya running straight into her. Luckily Namaari is able to keep her footing, holding Raya up in her strong arms. 

Raya looks up at Namaari, seeing streaks of tears falling down her face and wrapping her arms around her neck before crashing their lips together. 

Namaari is shocked and Raya can tell Namaari is hesitant to fall into the kiss and she doesn't blame her. She can only imagine how heartbroken the woman would be after that—well, she does knows how she feels… 

Raya pulls away, bringing her hands up to cup Namaari's face in her hands. "You were talking about wanting to marry me, weren't you?" 

Blinking away tears, Namaari's brows furrow in confusion. "Yeah… What- what did you think I was talking about?" 

"Leaving me to go with an arranged marriage." 

The surprised look Namaari gives her is honestly adorable. "Why would I ever-?" 

Raya kisses her again, "you wouldn't. I don't know why that was my first thought… that's a lie, I do. I'm… worried that you don't actually love me or that you think you love me but you don't."

"I do love you, Raya." 

Raya tries her best to fight back the smile that threatens to appear but fails, feeling euphoric at Namaari's words although she's already heard them hundreds of times by now. 

"I love you too. That's why I'm scared. I don't want to lose you." Raya admits, taking a steady breath as she brushes her fingertips against the shaven part of Namaari's head. "My elders suggested an arranged marriage too. My ba refused it but I guess it was still in my head when you brought it up."

Namaari brings her hand up to cup Raya's face. "I was nervous to bring it up, we only just started dating and no one even knows that we are together—we aren't even courting, but I wanted to know how you felt about it. So I can tell the elders no when we are out." 

Raya hums. "Yeah. That… makes more sense. I'm sorry for jumping to conclusions. I shouldn't have done that." 

"I was really hurt there for a moment but I forgive you." Namaari says, making Raya smile. 

Raya leans in to press another kiss to Namaari's lips, this time longer and sweeter, chaste. 

And when they pull away, Namaari speaks again. "So… you aren't mad that I want to marry you?" 

Raya stares at Namaari for a moment, uncertain if she's serious or not but when she figures out that she is, she laughs and smiles. "No, I'm not mad, dep la. I would love to marry you when the time is right." 

Namaari smiles with a faint blush, Raya finding it absolutely beautiful. She wonders if she can can fall any more in love with this woman than she has already. 

"I still want a real proposal, though." Raya tells Namaari after a moment, making the latter laugh. 

"Only if you propose to me too."

[rayaaribigbang]

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[ihavenoideawhatiamdoingjustgay]

Name : And we see us once again

Summary : Namaari, an immortal girl that danced trough history founds herself in an awkward situation in a grocery store

I swear i`m better at writing then making summarys.

Word count : 660

Chapters : 1/3

The fool

Namaari took a few books out and put them on the shelf, she should realy put them out more often, but sadly she couldn`t it was either her age that was the problem or her job. But she quit her job, and her identity was around nineteen years old, so she had a looooooooot of time. She snaped out of her thougths and graped the next book, which startled her a little bit, she thaugth it was in the trash or burned or anything but being here with just some skratches on the cover which she slowly strocked with her thumb, she didn`t knew why, but she had some weird connection to this book. It was about a girl who followed a white Rabbit, and found herself in a complete new and sick world. Alice in Wonderland. And to be honest, it kinda remembered her on a Woman she knew some time ago. An Ex-Nemesis, if she has to be explicit.

She chuckled before she told herself that that was to long ago, and that she shouldn`t think of her, she stroke the cover once again before she put it in the A-section of her bookshelf. She should think about sorting them after colours, it could look better. Namaari shrug her shoulders, before she remained with her work and put the other books in.

Ok, one box done, and like twentynine still there. And she had to be honest zero nerv for them rigth now, her fligth came to late and she had to wait hours before it came, then it was around four in the Morning when it landed, and four thirty when she arived here. She probably sleept till three o`clock and didn`t left the bed until it was dark outside again. And yes, she should have sleept in the plane, but her gut hated these steel birds and didn`t got used to them in hundreds of years so why should he give her peace now?

She sat down on her couch and switched trough the different programms, until she came to a News chanel where they said something about a new sickness that was spreading in China or so. She knew how that would turn out, she has seen it more then one time, people ignored a sickness, and told everybody that their Country was so safe, but were then surprised when thousands of people died. She suddenly felt how something, or better someone snuggled himself against her legs

"Well hello Hideo,"

She let her hand pet the fur of the Main coon before she lifted him up onto her lap and crowled his head. The Tom purred under her hand. Her companion was as immortal as she was, she personaly had no idea how that was possible. But it was like this, and she made herself a life long friend as she picked up the little kitten from the sidewalk.

"let me gues, you want to eat."

He looked innocent up to her, and she chuckled.

"Then come on you overeaten cat."

The big one jumped immediately from her lap and folowed her to the kitchen where she served him his meal.

"There your majesty." He sinked his face deep in the Food bowl were his desired meal waited for him. She peted him for a while before she herself noticed that she also desired to eat something, so she diceded to make herself Cornflakes. She opened the fridge door, and what she saw shouldn`t surprise her, no milk. Why should there even be one in there? She hasn`t even been here a day! Namaari let out a frustrated breath before she went to her wardrobe to dress herself in a coat. "See you later Hideo, i just go grocerie shopping real quick!" The Cat meowed in agreement before she was making her way, but she had no idea who she would see again at this fateful evening

[indianaclems]

The past is in the past ?

At the military school Nur hears her comrades talking about her mothers.

Person 1: You speak Fang isn't what it used to be and our boss betrayed us

Person 2: No stop chief Namaari is the best and loves her people I remind you that she went so far as to steal the dragon stone

Person 1: It was the days of Chief Virana where Princess Namaari still cared about us before she married the sidewalk princess and we became Heart's minions. Before Fang was powerful today we are the laughingstock of Kumandra

Person 3: Yeah finally it was broken and we know it brought back the Druun

Person 1: Yeah well Heart didn't just have to keep it and then it was Namaari who fixed it and even afterwards to be forgiven she went to Heart to rebuild what was only heaps of ruins...Heart wouldn't be what it is without Fang! And in addition she married their princess to be forgiven... Heart really made us become weak.

Nur: Fang and Heart are not more because we are Kumandra, if the stone was reformed it is because everyone participated and believed in it. Insult my mothers again and I promise you'll regret your words

Person 1: what are you going to tell your momies? Nur don't try to pretend you're not the rat ok?

Nur: do you owe me and my mothers respect?

Person 1: I owe you nothing, you're just a usurper! And I owe nothing to the thief princess, understand? She manipulates our princess and forces her to betray us... I hate heart and they would have done better to remain in stony silence

The others: Well said

Eventually a fight broke out with Nur pouncing on them.

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When Nur returns she sees her mothers arguing and being cold, making her think back to the words of her comrades.

When Raya goes to bed she goes to the other end of the bed and the next day she leaves for Heart.

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Nur was in the palace moving through the corridors pondering her words.

She arrived at the right floor hesitating to turn around after all it was really a good idea, she spent her time getting angry with her mother and saw the scene the day before she knew it was tense. Nur however decided to go anyway once in front of the door she asked the guard posted in front if the chief was really there and if she already got on with someone. The Guard replied in the negative. Then knocked before waiting for permission to enter with a simple "yes" from inside proving that Namaari was immersed in her work.

The guard, opens the door and steps aside to hold it: Princess Nur asks to see you Chief Namaari

Namaari raised a surprised eyebrow.

Namaari: Well come in, please.

The guard turned his head and nodded, then held out his arm inviting the young girl to enter the room.

Nur appeared and as soon as she faced Namaari she greeted her with the sign of the gem.

Nur: Mother?

Namaari rolled her eyes at the formal expression her daughter had used while looking at the guard. Namaari waved her away. Once the door closed Namaari made Nur come and sit in front of her.

Namaari: What's your visit worth to me? Nothing serious I hope ?

Nur, shook her head: I would like to talk to you

Namaari: I guess it must have been important

Nur: Am I not bothering you?

Namaari: It will be fine, but let's get to the facts, what did you want to talk to me about

Nur played with her fingers a habit she had when she was nervous. Namaari watched her seeing her child's discomfort and she got up from her chair to lean forward and reach for Nur's face, delicately she passed her index finger under her chin to make her raise her head and force her to look at her. Displaying a much softer face she reassured her

Namaari: Nur you know you can tell me anything what's going on ?

Nur: I... It's tricky

Namaari: I'm listening

Nur: When you stole the stone... How did you feel?

Namaari: Ho... I didn't expect that... I'm going to answer you but can I first ask you why?

Nur quickly looked away and Namaari knew that her daughter would not tell her the truth. The way she creased her pants. Her mother knew something else was bothering her

Nur: just like that actually, it's been in my head for a while

Namaari: For no particular reason?

Nur: I guess I'm growing up and I need more than the version you told me when I was little

Namaari seemed satisfied but was not totally convinced but preferred not to push further Nur would talk to her about it when she was ready preferring to let her open up to her rather than questioning her

Namaari: Well. It's not really an easy question. But I will try...Our people were starving and I guess the chiefs of Fang were too proud to ask for help especially your grandmother… She said looking at a bust that was in the room. Fang always wanted to look strong and handsome even though inside it wasn't the same. It was also a survival strategy to deter being attacked at that time our people had been at war for 500 years no one ever trusted each other we would have asked for help from an enemy. It wasn't irrational but it was based on ignorance... An ignorance that caused us to covet our neighbor Heart for their riches an ignorance that caused us to believe that he was so different from us than his success could not be the fruit of their hard work... Why would they have succeeded where we failed? This jealousy drove us to hatred. So when Chief Benja, whom my mother believed to be fundamentally stupid and naive, she saw the way to trick them and ensure our survival without the slightest scruple. But how I was just your age at the time and I attended a lot of my mother's meeting to prepare myself one day to succeed her. Our future being uncertain, my father having died a few years ago. I had to be ready for anything

Nur: It wasn't easy...

Namaari: It wasn't an easy period I grant you. Your grandmother, my mother were discussing with the councilors a plan to obtain the gem. One of them was offering to kidnap Benja's daughter and demand a ransom. But my mother opposed it

Nur: Luckily

Namaari: Ho ! not because she cared about her, of course she wouldn't have hurt a child voluntarily but it wasn't a problem to take it out on your future mother

Nur: Ha ... after Má is formidable

Namaari: We didn't know that then...I didn't know that. The problem was that we didn't know Heart, their guard their traps but above all they were richer than us so very probably stronger it was very risky. I saw it as an opportunity to prove myself, to make my mother proud and to save my people. To be useful to him, to serve him, which every good leader should do. I asked how old the Princess of Hearts was. My mother told me that she was slightly older than me, that she was pregnant with me when Raya was born. My mother had told me that she had lost her young mother, I told myself that it gave us a point in common that I could exploit. She never told me but she knew that Raya's mother died in childbirth and was terrified that the same thing would happen to her that's why Fang at the time didn't attack Heart yet so vulnerable

Nur: We were monsters.

Namaari: We were close to everything for our survival to eat before being eaten, that's all. We had to take care of ourselves before the others

Nur: I understand

Namaari: At that moment I was determined to succeed in my mission. My mother found it risky to know that I was involved in this plot even if I wanted to help.

Nur: Did you come up with this plan?

Namaari: Not in detail obviously but yes pretend to be her friend to get information on the stone then tell everything to our

Nur: At 12? I don't know if I should say you're smart or terribly Machiavellian, I don't want to offend you or anything like that but you scare me a little.

Inside she found her terrifying... She knew she was formidable but there even more... She was happy for once not wanting to be like her even if she was weak

Namaari: Ho you know your mother wanted to welcome us with fire catapults and poison us... She finally succeeded with her stupid jackfruit

Nur: I don't know who's the creepiest

Namaari: I offered that I could tell her about dragons, I was looked at strangely, I said that everyone liked dragons apparently there was only me, I insisted on the fact that I had the parchment of Sisu and that it will allow me to talk about my father and therefore that I could weave a link with the princess of Heart. We worked more than a week tirelessly to be ready. My enthusiasm and determination grew day by day. I remember when we went to Heart I tried to imagine what Raya was like. I thought stupid, spoiled rotten with all the faults in the world, I thought she was weak. When we arrived I understood why my mother thought Benja was stupid and at the same time his words made me hope, I wanted to believe in Kumandra but I couldn't say it. I admit that it hurt my heart a little that we had to stab nice people but I told myself that they were weak and that it was deserved only the strong survived and I was determined to let it be Fang. Heart had enjoyed enough now it was up to Fang to thrive. Benja hadn't convinced too well, the other lands were also angry, it wasn't necessarily a good sign for Fang but we had to play it to our advantage to seem the friendliest. Then there was your mother. I looked at her and so did she. I must say that I found her very pretty. She seemed less full of herself but weak and the first demonstration of her courage was when she came forward to speak and say a stupid sentence but who knew how to break the ice, I was surprised and she on me to make people laugh, in real life it made my work and our rapprochement easier. I had everything near my Sisu collar on display! Everyone loves dragons!

Nur laughed

Namaari: When I was in front of her, I found her warm, very playful, very pretty, she had a pretty voice, a pretty smile! And Sisu worked she was all excited I knew it was working. We went to eat then and we got on with you of course the plan was that I would make her fall under my spell and let her guard down to tell the truth I found her really cute and nice I had hope I would really care that we would be good friends... But that was before I started flirting with her... Apparently my mother saw it and slapped her face

Nur: Did you develop a crush on Má after only a few hours?

Namaari: In my defense your mother had incredible charms she was very intelligent she liked almost everything I liked, fighting, dragons -

Nur: The dragons...

Namaari: Frankly I had no desire to betray her I would have liked not to but I couldn't go back my people were counting on me and otherwise it would certainly end in bloodshed

Namaari: Your mother resisted I would never have believed that she would be so strong... I activated the warning signal that my mother had given me the soldiers arrived but so did everyone. The world finally... One of our soldiers ababatu Benja and there was no way back everyone threw themselves on the stone then it broke. I was terrified

Nur: What has become of the soldier?

Namaari: He was the first druunified I think his statue broke. My mother told her family that he sacrificed himself for Fang so he got the honors. I took all that away once I was boss

Nur: You never forgot it?

Namaari: What should have been a dream turned into a nightmare. We took a piece of the stone and then we fled...I just had time to see Raya carry her father while my mother trained me to flee

Namaari's voice tightened her gaze was lost in the void... In her memories

Nur: What happened next?

Namaari: We came back and had the canal dug as quickly as possibleMany died of exhaustion and then by the Druuns.Terrible sacrifices for which I felt guilty.

She takes a break

Namaari: Then I have guilt every night I had nightmares. I tried to be the best in everything to be stronger and good for Fang. Each time I thought about Raya again... I was convinced that she was petrified by my fault. Unlike the mother, I had more difficulty justifying myself. What happened. Every druunified person. I had broken the world and betrayed my best friend and I had killed her and her people when she offered me her friendship and her generosity. Then she came back like a ghost. It's not easy to see the dead come back to life but I was relieved to know she was alive but I dreaded her revenge. Our people were better and she was a threat so I had to stop her if she had survived the Druun all this time she still could. But I think secretly and subconsciously I wanted her near me in a place where she would be safe outside of Druun and where she would want for nothing. When I saw her again she was unkempt dirty... Yet I found her magnificent and she impressed her the more she missed me the more I fell for her.

Nur: Much to the chagrin of Tatitaya

Namaari: Yes. She chuckled. I could not explain the feeling I felt, she was my enemy yet obsessed me

Nur: I was going to say love but you're freaking out...

Namaari: I wasn't in my best mental health, my mother made sure that I have a roof that I miss that I have an education that I know how to manage but I never learned to recognize my emotions just bury them. And there emotional neglect takes its toll.

Nur: How did you do?

Namaari: Raya was able to forgive me and give me another chance, and with the help of Sisu, your mother, and benja I was able to really redeem and forgive myself

Nur: When you reformed the stone

Namaari: We! This would never have been possible without Raya, without Sisu Boun Noi and Tong. Their trust saved us. And your mother's saved me

Nur: Is that why you married her?

Namaari: Noooo but it's part of the story it has necessarily played

Nur: Well then why?

Namaari: Your mother yes is everything for me, with my people of course, but has for her intelligence her bravery her confidence her kindness her beauty for the person she is I love her. So inevitably it translates into what she does. And I married her because we love each other and I didn't want to spend my life with anyone else... I almost lost her and I didn't want that to happen anymore.

Nur: So it's not to redeem you near Heart?

Namaari: What? *Burst out laughing* Absolutely not... But how did that come to your mind? How would that have been to excuse me? I kinda stole their princess from the bottom... I thought Benja was going to decapitate me when I asked him for his daughter's hand especially since ranchana had chased away one of his peacocks and offered it as a gift on the table just him

Nur was bent double

Namaari: I owe a lot to Benja and your mother and it's a great thing that our two formerly enemy peoples are now united

Nur: I don't know if it's unanimous...

Namaari: We can't erase 500 years of wars like that or the ravages of Druun. It will take time to maintain hope and show that it is possible.

Nur: Thank you Ma

Namaari: When you want Starlight anyway except when I'm -

Nur: Fucking Má wildly on the desk? Yes I know...

Namaari, shocked at her face turning scarlet: NUR!!! So first I don't fuck your mother, we make love

Nur: The difference?

Namaari: Well it's in the word. Love! The fuck there is no feeling

Nur: That's why Má asks you to "fuck me harder"?

Namaari: You didn't hear anything! Didn't see anything, okay?! And I don't want to hear that language from you anymore, am I clear?

Namaari: Is that all you had to ask me?

Nur: Hm... How are you and Má alrigtht ?

Namaari: Yes why?

Nur: Because of yesterday...

Namaari: Oh that? It's normal that we sometimes argue, it doesn't change our relationship

Nur: Are you reconciled?

Namaari: No unfortunately not again this time

Nur: Where is she?

Namaari: She left for Heart to attend the funeral of a friend of her father

Nur: We didn't

Namaari: We didn't know him and I couldn't leave Fang. Don't worry it won't have any consequences

Nur: What did you argue about?

Namaari: Sorry Starlight but that's between your mother and me. Don't worry it's ok when she's back I promise everything will be alright

Nur: When will we go back to Heart?

Namaari: Hm not right away I'm afraid definitely at the start of the next season, after the monsoons. How are you Nur?

Nur: Yes of course

Namaari: How's it going at the academy?

Nur: Yes

Namaari noted that Nur didn't look at her a habit she had when she was lying.

Namaari: you never talk to us about your friends

Nur: Ho I'm just not very good at caring

Namaari: I was like you

Nur: then you understand

Namaari: But that doesn't mean I was fine

Nur: Yes yes I assure you

Namaari: Okay I'm not inciting I believe you but I don't understand why I received a report saying that you had fought?

Nur: Arguing happens, doesn't it?

The guard knocked on the door

Namaari : Yes?

Guard: Talon's emissary has arrived Namaari Chieftain

Namaari, whispering: Damn I forgot that one... He's still going to hold me back so that I lower the prices on the peppers tssss

Nur couldn't help but flash a big smile. Namaari looked at her jaded and patted her nose

Namaari: Come on girl I have work to do! But don't think you're going to get away with it, we'll have a discussion about your behavior!

Nur rolled her eyes

Namaari: And then the report doesn't even tell me who won

Nur left smiling

Namaari, resumed her pokerface: Bring it to an end as soon as possible

[faithfulwarrior-og]

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