"You are so very pretty, my dear, so good and so mannerly, that I cannot help giving you a gift." For this was a fairy, who had taken the form of a poor country woman, to see how far the civility..."I will give you for a gift," continued the Fairy, "that, at every word you speak, there shall come out of your mouth either a flower or a jewel." - Diamonds and Toads, by Charles Perrault

Royalty's no different than us all.

Fire Nation rebels... [Sighs.] Still troublesome.

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Journal of Alexa Dayton Dulinte Palen January 6, Year 32 Michelle says I'm going to die tomorrow. She says I will fight for Kinan and be brought down, and with my death the threat to my country will...me, and this needs to happen for our child to survive. I wish I could send Alexandra to him, but Michelle would have seen it if that was an option, and she would have said so. I wish a lot of things

The war between the Aurin and Kinei ended soon after the capture of the ruling Dulinte, Alessia of the Kinei Alleia. The leader of the Aurin, not wanting the others to plan a rescue, launched an attack...of the Kinei, but unknown to him, Alexa had an heir, and who was left in the care of her cousin Mina Elcom, the al'ki'vera. With her, the child would be safe to grow up and carry on the Kinei line

Duel looked around at the six women seated around her. Two were old friends, but the other four were little more than strangers, but they were all family. She'd spent weeks finding them, gathering them...Duel." That last part was to Mina, who had opened her mouth to speak. Mina nodded and Duel bounced out of her chair, ready to go. After all that time wondering, she was finally going to meet her father

"No no baby." Gina scooped her sister's daughter up before the toddler could run off down the hallway. All the Palen took turns watching the child, as they all had things to do and they couldn't afford...and obviously. "Really?" "Uh-huh. Maybe if you gave her your best smile she'll let you have one before dinner." She nodded quickly. "I will Auntie Gina." She smiled all the way down to the kitchen

Mina rushed around her office, rifling through files. The family had to come together for this, and there was one branch still missing. Hopefully it hadn't been cut without her knowing. Her uncle had...you from being so." Mina sighed, pulling Duel into a hug. "How did I manage to raise such a troublemaker, hmm?" "Same way I did, probably." Ten minutes and a few hugs later, they were one their way

Brandon watched the crowd, his half-brother Robert's friends were starting to go, leaving the family to mourn on their own. He was surprised to find Edward still there, but then he'd been surprised to...stepped forward to give him a hug. "I'll tell the girls you said goodbye. They look busy right now." "Thanks Sarah." And with that, Brandon hurried away. His family never heard from him again