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So we know that Reinhold got Citrine a spearhead, Karel a father and Luci a daughter.
But what other gifts would the cast of PGQ get each other for Granachemas?

>>36951725
Reinhold would give everybody traumatizing stories about his past

>>36951725
We got Marrianne an Uncle
Thierri a brother
Ellena got a playmate
Raoul got a slap in the face

Since Emilio's been dealt with, you figure that you should probably go and see how Karel is doing before the carriages end up getting crowded and you're not able to speak privately anymore. Taking Carina's hand once again, you lead her to the second carriage and peek your head in through the door.

"Karel?" you call out... only to find your friend wiping tears from her eyes. "...you alright?"
"What the hell do you think?" KArel snaps back.


>give her some space
>go in and talk to her about ____

>>36951767
>give her some space

>>36951725
Nicolette gained a valuable lesson.
Sylvie gets to keep being alive.

Luci gets a stepdaughter?
At least Carina isn't his biological daughter.

>>36951767
"I'm here if you need an ear or something to punch. Kthxbye."

>>36951767
>go in and talk to her about how we talked to Emilio and he was cool with the whole "I'm a girl thing"

>>36951767
Don't go in but
>talk to her about ____
Emilio not seeming too distraught anymore
Apologize about Greg blowing up, that's our fault for making her tell him
Let her know we're there if she needs us

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>>36951767
>give her some space

Just mention that we're there for her if she needs us, and that things with Emilio definitely aren't unsalvageable.

I'm going to bed, /tg/, don't fuck this up.

>>36951795

>>36951767
This.

>>36951767
Go in and talk about how horrible a person you are for wanting god things for her. Apologise profusely for how poorly things went. Mention Emilio is probably ok with it, just hurt she didn't trust him mainly.

>>36951797
>don't fuck this up.
We fucked everything up more than 200 threads ago.

>>36951767
>>36951795
Was about to write something out, but this sums it up. Supporting.

>>36951767
>>36951795
This

>>36951767
>>36951795
Voting for this.

>>36951725
Mari get's a bun.

In her oven.

>>36951767
>go in and talk to her about all the spaghetti that was unleashed, cheer her up.
Maybe comparing today's kills will help cheer her up.

>>36951834
Not on Rein/Thierri's watch.

>>36951767
Ask her if she wants cupcakes.

>>36951815
241 threads ago, to be exact.
Everything started tumbling down.

>writing

>>36951848
>That moment after Marianne's wedding when Rein and Thierri both realize that Marianne will in fact be doing the nasty with a guy.

>>36951767
Ask her if she wants us to bring her mom.

>>36951848
>reinhold will be stuck with worst girl for the rest of his life and will never impregnate Mari
Being Reinhold is suffering

>>36951902
>stuck with worst girl for the rest of his life
But we missed the Spinelle-train

>>36951874
Reinhold sees her walking up the aisle and suddenly realizes he chose the wron princess

>>36951909
>Your princess is in another castle

>>36951908
>Implying Spinelle isn't a better person than Luci

>>36951930
We need a vn route where Spinelle doesn't completely traumatize him.

>>36951874
>Vicar: If any person present knows of any lawful impediment to this marriage, he or she
should declare it now.
>Rein and Thierri: Wait!
>Vicar: State your grievance
>Thierri: Uhh... Having sex with princesses is illegal
>Vicar: Since when?
>Thierri: Since now, I'm the King
>Rein: Alright!
>-they high five-
>Rein: No... wait... shit!

>>36951797
We fucked up the moment we accepted that red haired semen demon' s kiss

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Deciding not to enter the carriage itself, you hop up on the vehicle's step and hold onto one of the bars that borders the door in order to hold yourself steady while you talk. As for Carina, she sits down right by your feet and waits patiently for you.

"Sorry for the way that Sir Gregory blew up like that and told everyone your secret," you say, sighing. "That was my fault for making you tell Ariane."
"Yeah it fucking was," Karel mumbles. "Brought my father here out of nowhere and then Gregory tells the entire fucking world... even if I somehow manage to NOT get executed, Emilio still hates me and that's bad enough."

It looks like he's what's bothering her the most about this entire situation.


>[1/?]

>>36951947
That route would invalidate the entire story

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>>36951956
can't escape the powers of a fluid druid

>>36951968
Still raised in a brothel. I'm sure Spinelle trauma was the vast majority of the reason he had to leave but not the entire reason. Reinhold, now with 78 percent less trauma.
Can't deal with feelings about Spinelle anymore, runaway.

>>36951950
> implying he'd realize it that quickly
> implying Rein would only realize the problem after Luci gives him "the look"

Poor Rein, forever destined to be pussywhipped

>>36951997
Is she saying #wet as like a twitter thing or is she somehow saying the sentence wetly?

>>36952059
Your autism is showing

>>36952019
>"Y-your Majesty? I need a pardon."
>"For what?"
>"Actually, I need like, five pardons. y'know what, I'll write up a list of what I did, and you can just sign off on what needs it."

....

>"And she was only wearing an apron?"
>"Yeah, does that count?"

>>36952012
If it wasn't AS traumatizing, he would in theory, be more likely to stay longer than he did. If it was long enough, he could get grouped with a different army squad, thereby not being told to go to the tournament, thereby not going being bodyguard.

Or, if he stayed long enough, he'd go hand out with Marius, or if even longer, just wait for Adrien to actually show up.

I.E. NO QUEST

>>36952080
He could be a Cateno swordy and still enter the same tournament, he
won fairly easily iirc.

Something just come to mind. If we had ended up with Nicolette and Gregory found out about our past with Spinelle would he have split the beans about it to everyone to add on the long list of things Adrien fucked up on?

>>36952117
I'm going to guess "Yes."

>>36952117
oh yes.

>>36952101
Expect he might not be as good in that case. After he left Cateno and joined the army, he spend nearly every free moment training with the sword. He did it when happy cause he enjoyed it and wanted to become as good as Volker. And he'd do it when angry since it gave him an outlet to vent. And that's beyond all the training he probably recieved in the army.

>>36951947
>>36951968
>>36952012
>>36952080

Alright here's the pitch

> Somehow separated from main cast
> Carriage accident innahills or fell off a drake into some river who knows
> get into a spot of trouble after coming to in whatever part of the country rein ends up in
> OH GOD IT'S SPINELLE
> Helps
> maybe she's not that bad
> she actually really is that bad
> Yandere route flag set

It's shit, isn't it?

>>36952117
If that happened, it might be rein crying tin the carriage and not karel

>>36952117
That's "came" and "spilled", thanks auto correct

>>36952117
I'd guess no 'in public' but yes to 'added to the list'

>>36952117
Gregory's the sort of guy who when he starts a campfire, will not cease until everything flammable within 100 miles has been burned and the flames lick the heavens themselves.

>>36952130
That gets countered by the boss investing in Reinhold's official training as getting him decent magical and sword training is cheaper than constantly buying scrolls to protect the brothel abd girls.

>>36952146
Pretty sure the Karel being a girl thing was the type of thing he shouldn't have brought up in public yet either.

>>36952148
The kindof guy who burns his house down to kill a spider

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>>36951959
>[2/2]

"Well if it helps any," you say, "I talked to him a few minutes ago and he's not as worked up anymore. And he doesn't hate you at all, he just feels kind of betrayed."
"Yeah, I bet," she mumbles. "Since I've been lying to him since the day we met."
"That's true," you nod, "but it's not like you can't salvage things with him. Just try and talk to him about it, okay?"
"If he's ever willing to talk to me again," she mumbles.

You notice someone walking up from behind you...

"Hi," Carina chirps, "Miss umm..."
"Citrine," she replies, patting the little girl on her head. "I was wondering where the two of you snuck off to."
"Just trying to try and fix some of this situation since it's partially my fault," you say, hopping back to the ground so that you can properly talk to your sister. "What's going on now, is it time to leave?"
"Yes," you hear Luciana say as she turns the corner of the carriage. "Uncle Gregory said that he has to wait for the military to get here so they can dispose of those... things," she scowls, "so we're to go on back to the castle without him."
"What about Arnaud and Adrien?" you ask.
"They're taking the Wyvern back to the castle," Luciana replies.


>ride in this carriage with luciana and karel and citrine and...?
>ride in the other carriage with emilio and nicolette...?
>ride the wyvern back

>>36952173
>>ride the wyvern back
Wyvern riding is awesome.

>>36952173
>>ride in this carriage with luciana and karel and citrine and...?

>>36952173
>ride in this carriage with luciana and karel and citrine and...?

Carina, of course. Also Elena, if there's room.

>>36952173
>>ride in this carriage with luciana and karel and citrine and...?
If Karel is okay with it.

>>36952173
>ride in this carriage with luciana and karel and citrine and...? Carina

>>36952173
>>ride in this carriage with luciana and karel and citrine and...?
carina

>>36952173
>ride in this carriage with luciana and karel and citrine and Carina on your lap.

Point out the cool castle city places and scenery to her on the way back.

>>36952162
True but that's more (least I think in Greg's mind) 'her gender doesn't matter' while Rein's past is a psychological can of worms.

>>36952173
>>ride in this carriage with luciana and karel and citrine and...?
Sisters need emotional support nao

the wyvern is the equivalent of "walk back to the castle in marconetti"

>>36952173
>>ride in this carriage with luciana and karel and citrine and...?

Support group! Dispense hugs as situational necessity develops!

>>36952117
Maybe, arch said Gregory would just kinda freeze up if he found out about Rein's past.

>>36952173
>>36952191
This

>>36952173
>ride the wyvern back
I think Karel and Emilio could both do with time away from us to be honest.
Give Carina to Citrine for now, acquire the most metal sort of transport to return to the castle.

>>36952173
>Tailwind it back with our loli in our arms

>>36952173
>ride in this carriage with luciana and karel and citrine and...?

KAREL, LOOK AT MY LOLI, LOOK AT THE CUTE, YOU CAN'T BE GRUMPY IN THE FACE OF THIS CUTE.

>>36952200
Yeah but he was so worked up that i could see him letting it slip before quickly realizing what he had done and almost immediately regretting it

>>36952173
>ride in the other carriage with emilio and nicolette

I think it's so awesome we have our own loli. Elena is great but she's Celestino and prefers Gregory to us. Carina on the other hand thinks we're the best thing since a slice of bread.
This is my loli, she is a Cateno but she is my own.

>>36952269
I just hope Luci lets us keep her.

>writing

>>36952173
Ride with Karel but do not bother her

So did Taka catch any fish?

>>36952191
I think Carina is implied already so yes to Elena

>>36952280
Kind of a weird dynamic if they take the role of parental figures rather than siblings though seeing as they're so young themselves.

>>36952173
>ride in this carriage with luciana and karel and citrine and...?
Carina. We should probably breach that topic with Luciana and see if she has any input.

>>36952269
>and prefers Gregory to us
I think Elena has good taste.
I prefer Gregory to us.

>>36952329
I think everybody prefers Gregory to us.
Except maybe Karel, but even that's a tough call.

>>36952340
Marianne?

Everyone is going to catch lice...

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"Oh," you nod. "Well, umm..." you look down at Carina, "mind if we ride with you guys?"
"Of course not!" Luciana says, smiling at you.
"Why would I ever have a problem with that?" Citrine asks. "You weren't able to come on the picnic so this is the least you can do!"
"Eheh..." you laugh nervously.

Ever the polite fellow, you wait for the others to enter the carriage before you do the same. In the end, Takamaru rides outside while you find yourself riding along with Luciana, Citrine, Karel, Carina and the surprise addition of Elena, who switched places with her brother.

"......" Carina looks around at everyone that you're riding with. "Are all of you princesses?"
"Huh," Citrine nods. "I guess all the girls in here aside from me are," she laughs. "I have to say, it was a real surprise to find out that Adrien's your father, Karel..."
"I'm sure it was," she mumbles.


>ask karel why she's so worried about getting executed or whatever
>talk to luciana about the carina
>talk to the carina about the castle
>talk about something else

>>36952340
Marianne?

>>36952352
>talk to the carina about the castle

Not the place to discuss oir future with Luciana

>>36952352
>>talk to luciana about the carina
This kinda needs to get sorted before it explodes

>>36952352
>talk to the carina about the castle
We can talk to her when we are alone.

>>36952352
>>talk to the carina about the castle
>>talk to luciana about the carina

>>36952352
>>ask karel why she's so worried about getting executed or whatever
"You do know there's no way Theirri would allow Celestino to ever hurt his niece, right?

Also this seems like the setup to a joke: "So 3 princesses and 3 orphans from Cateno is riding in a carriage..."

>>36952352
>>talk to the carina about the castle
Let's just ignore the issue of what we're going to do with our newly acquired loli for now, I"m sure it will sort itself out.

>>36952352
>talk to the carina about the castle
And include Elena in the castle talks, slowly withdraw from the conversation as Elena yammers on, talk to Luci about the Carina

>>36952352
>Carina, castle ect.
Not really the best place to discuss more serious matters.

>>36952352
Talk to Carina about the castle, introduce Carina to Inaba and Elena, a future Super Trio is born on this day.

Luciana has the tact to wait until we're alone to lay into us.

>>36952352
>Talk to Luciana about Carina.

>>36952385
This. But we should probably start off by mentioning that there's no way in hell Therri'd let anything happen to his niece or Karel's mother. He might ground his brother in the castle for awhile though.

>>36952352
>talk to the carina about the castle

I think the talk with Luci is something that should be kept between us. If she was eager to tear us a new one in front of everyone she'd have done it already.

>>36952352
>ask karel why she's so worried about getting executed or whatever
>talk to luciana about the carina

On the one hand, I'm really curious as to why Karel thinks King Shadowruns is going to kill her, especially since that bitch is almost officially royalty now, but on the other hand, let's not open that can of worms,and focus on the other can of worms.

We should probably make it clear we're not going to adopt her or anything, just try to get her in a safe place.

>>36952352
>talk to lucianna about the carina

>>36952429
>We should probably make it clear we're not going to adopt her or anything, just try to get her in a safe place.
That hasn't been decided yet.

>writing

>>36952352
Instigate girlie talk, Luciana will get us alone later. Please no more spicy spaghetti. Also, ask Cintrine if she can stick around a bit to watch Carina while we do some stuff at the castle.

Also, Rein promised Mari that he'd let her know he is safe as soon as he got back to the castle, so let's not neglect that.

>>36952429
>We should probably make it clear we're not going to adopt her or anything, just try to get her in a safe place.
Let's not be too hasty there.

>>36952438
I cannot wait

for her reaction

to all the shit that has gone down today

>>36952429
I don't know man, we might need to buy Lucianna another grimoire to convince her, but I'd be fine with adopting the tyke. Especially if she actually decides she wants to become a swordie and sticks with it.

>>36952429
The fact that you refer to Celestino as "King Shadowruns" should explain her fear of him.

>>36952433
Please stop. Rein simply isn't in the position to adopt.

>>36952433
There is no way that's up for debate. We cannot adopt a child. We're not even a legal adult.

>>36952463
Yes we are.

Man, Mari isn't gonna leave us alone for a whole day ever again, is she?

>>36952463
>We're not even a legal adult.
Says who?
We aren't in the US.
Besides, who's going to try and pry the little girl who idolizes us away from us? Only some kind of monster would do that.

>>36952433
Please stop being retarded.

>>36952460
Actually, he kind of is. In this setting he's actually pretty rich and has access to a host of potential tutors for Carina as well as a care system (the castle, Citrine, Agnes...) for when he's away. It's not ideal (especially when we go adventuring with Lucianna) but we're much better set up than most people.

>>36952460
He has a well paying, stable job, easy access to quality education and a large living space. He's plenty able to adopt!

>>36952505
I figured he'd keep her after moving to a family room in the castle and send Carina off to day school every day with local kids or minor nobilty.

>>36952497
So why adopt? Just make sure she's set up with what she needs and keep tabs on her. You might want to keep in mind that, although she's low on the list of succession, we are dating a princess. You don't just add people to the royal family because your boyfriend felt bad for her.

We have the means to assure that she has a great life without adopting her.

Does Carina even need parents per se?
Nobody adopted Reinhold (until Agnes), Carina can probably just be raised communally by the Palace staff if she gets a job.

"We're going to the castle now?" Carina asks.
"Yup," you nod.
"And you're princesses so you all live in the castle?"
"Er..." Luciana smiles bitterly, "...currently, my sister and I are staying with our uncle in his mansion. He's the fellow who we left behind at the lake."
"Oh," Carina nods.
"My big brother and Karel live in the castle right now though," Elena says as she scratches between her bunny's ears.
"'Kay. Am I gonna be staying at the castle too?" she asks. "'Cuz Reinhold said that he was gonna take me with him and he lives at the castle so..."
"I'd like to know that as well," Luciana says, turning to you with a smile that doesn't look all that happy.


>[1/?]

>>36952526
Parents, probably not, family yes.

>>36952497
>>36952505
He also has an extremely time consuming and potentially dangerous job.
No one is advocating abandoning the girl, just trying to set her up with a stable situation where she can get the attention she needs.

>>36952536
>Luciana says, turning to you with a smile that doesn't look all that happy
Well shit.

>>36952536
Dammit girl, you were supposed to stay quiet so we could sneak you in!

>>36952524
>>36952526
Let's just do everything we can to give her a good life, maybe in a few years we can adopt her.

>>36952536
I-I'm not sure we can afford enough grimoires to make up for this to Lucianna....

I'm all for Carina sleeping in our room for the time being.

I hope we still get to hear about Adrian avenging volkner later. Maybe during dinner over some turkey legs. I'm really curious about who hired dragons to steal a sealed king, and what kind of sealed king it was too, and if Adrian has it on him.

>>36952554
... We're keeping the loli.

>>36952559
Breakup time?

>>36952554
This.

>>36952560
I think we can talk to Therri and get a new suite with a separate room for Carina. Dude is the king of being understanding.

>>36952550
"Reinhold, what's that? "
" SACK OF POTATOES, GOTTA GET IT INSIDE, REALLY HEAVY SEEYA BYE "

>>36952560
How about Niklaus? He knows how to treat girls well right?

>>36952568
You mean imouto.

>>36952536
>"I'd like to know that as well," Luciana says, turning to you with a smile that doesn't look all that happy.

mai daughteru ;_;

>>36952536
I wonder if she thinks that since we found a kid we don't have to 'make' a kid.

>>36952576
I'd rather not involve our new loli in whatever crazy experiment Niklaus is currently working on.

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>>36952536
>[2/2]

"I'll have to ask about it," you say, turning to Carina, "but I think that it should be okay for tonight at the very least."
"Yay!" Carina exclaims, cheering as she hugs your arm.
"If they give you problems," Citrine says, "I can try and see if my husband would be okay with us making some space for you, Carina."
"...but I wanna stay with Reinhold..." she pouts. "He's the nicest guy ever!"

Why does it hurt to hear her say that?

"Er," you flash a weak smile, "Citrine's way nicer than I am," you say.


>ask karel why she's so worried about getting executed or whatever
>talk to luciana about the carina
>talk to the carina about the castle
>talk about something else

>>36952568
We can see her every day and help her out and shit but I doubt a genuine formal adoption is really on the cards given the age difference.

>>36952602
I like the idea of getting her a bracelet so she can wear it for years.

>>36952536
It's a castle, there's going to be empty rooms around.

We'll have to talk to Arnaud for this, and get her started on learning a trade, as well as reading, writing, and other basic education. But it isn't really unworkable.

>>36952568
We are not keeping the loli. We are shit parent material, and we don't have the time to do so anyway.

>>36952610
>Talk to Luciana. Let's not keep putting her off.

>>36952610
>talk about something else
Not necessarily that Reinhold would be the one to bring it up... but is everybody just going to ignore Tranformo-Bunny?

>>36952610
>>talk to luciana about the carina

>>36952610
>>ask karel why she's so worried about getting executed or whatever
Let's keep putting it off.

>>36952618
She followed us home, we're keeping her.
Besides, she can always come with us to work, its not like our job is really all that dangerous most of the time and we can buy her a sanctuary scroll for when it does get dangerous.

At this point I don't think any amount of saying othewise will let us keep Carina but it was nice to know I wasn't alone. God I hate trains.

>>36952610
>ask karel why she's so worried about getting executed or whatever

We should talk to Luci in private at some point too

>>36952633
Did Rein see her when she was transformed?

>>36952639
Don't abandon hope yet, anon.
We just have to talk to Aquaman, once he gives us the go ahead to keep the loli in the castle we don't need to worry about anything else.

>>36952610
>talk to luciana about the carina
We should at least talk to her about since she brought it up again.

>>36952610
>>ask karel why she's so worried about getting executed or whatever
There is no way Aquaman would let anyone, let alone Celestino, harm his brother's daughter.

>>36952633
I am pretty sure that only Karel saw Inaba transform.

>>36952610
>ask karel why she's so worried about getting executed or whatever

Based Citrine, best sister is best.

Carina going with her might be for the best, that frees up Rein to be the awesome uncle who shows up to take you on awesome day trips and teaches you how to sneak illicit amounts of candy into your room without anyone noticing.

>>36952633
Karel's the only one who could bring it up and she has some other things on her mind.

>>36952638
>>36952568
>Muh loli
Please stop. It's just not feasible without expecting everyone else to pick up the slack.

>>36952643
Probably not the best time to burst out "I love you" after this day's rollercoaster, though it'd be in character.

>>36952638
Name one reason we should adopt her instead of just funding her way through an infinitely more comfortable life than she ever would have had in her box.

What does adoption earn her that otherwise ensuring her life is fantastic does not - - other than possibly a future spot on the Marconnetti line of royal succession.

>>36952686
I said we're keeping her. I didn't say anything about adoption.

>writing

>>36952673
Okay. New plan then.
We quit the Royal Guard gig and use the money to buy a house and live there with our new daughteru, training her to be a master swordie so that we can go on great adventures when she gets older.

>>36952673
...like when most families welcome their first child?

Personally I think we should ensure that we keep her under our watch and once things'll have cooled down (in a few months maybe) people might consider an adoption by Grandma.

>>36952670
She's got her own baby to worry about, the most I'd say rely on her for is possible day care.

>>36952705
>Princess Guard Quest

>>36952705
What, and give up our life of adventuring? Oh no, we get a royal commission to adventure from Therri and leave Carina with Mari when we're gone. When we're home she lives with us and we train her, Agnes hopefully picks up the slack with that when we can't.

>>36952718
I dont feel right foisting a child on an old women. especially one we've yet to really get to know ourselves.

>>36952720
This is the endgame.

The funny thing is were Carina a boy /tg/ would have thrown money at their face and told them to scram.

>>36952724
Citrine is would be the best option if she can't stay at the castle.

>>36952724
I don't know, I think Agnes should make a great sword instructor.

>>36952733
A boy would have been even more Rein 2.0 and we'd be shipping him with Elena.

>>36952733
/tg/ is not one person. We cant even agree now, and shes a girl, what makes you think we would have agreed on anything if she was a boy?

>>36952733
More likely we would have acquired mini-hold and taught him to sword gud

>>36952733
If she'd been a boy we would have seen too much of us in him.

Also we'd bring him back just to troll Guillaume with a new rival.

>>36952724
I don't think it's right either, it's just that if we take care of her we might as well give her a legal status somewhere down the line.

>>36952738
Like hell. This is all about some peoples loli fixation.

>>36952745
Exposition, ho!

>>36952745
>"Yeah," you nod.
>You're still completely lost here.
I am sorry Arch, I don't like hurting you

>>36952745
Oh boy, we're gonna figure out what tragedy occurred that made King Shadowruns into the man he is today.

Inb4 King Batman

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"Are they nice at the castle?" Carina asks. "Everyone was mean where I used to live..."
"Super nice," you reply. "Which is why I really don't understand why Karel's so horrified about getting executed or whatever."

Er, that probably wasn't the best subject transition, but it's still something that's been bugging you for a while now.

"I have to wonder about the same thing," Citrine says, resting a hand on Karel's shoulder. "You're Adrien's daughter and Adrien's actually the King's brother so I don't see why he'd even joke about doing something like that."
"You say that now," Karel mumbles, "but they might be worried about a repeat of what happened back home. My home, I mean. Marconetti."
"...are you talking about what happened when my father was younger?" Luciana asks.
"Yeah," Karel nods.

You're still completely lost here.


>[1/?]

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>>36952745
Hurray for King Shadowruns backstory!

>>36952767

You dun Goofed Little Turtle

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>>36952768

The only thing funnier than how fast arch deletes post is people being sanic enough to catch said posts before they're gone.

>>36952783
*posts

>>36952767

"...I know it might sound kind of bad since I'm going out with a Princess from there," you say with a nervous smile, "but I don't actually know anything about Marconetti's past. At all."
"Same here," Citrine nods. "Would you mind filling us in on what exactly you're talking about?"
"Well..." Luciana sighs, "...Father was the youngest of six sons," Luciana explains. "That's why he was allowed to run off and play adventurer with Uncle Guillaume and Uncle Nicolas, he was so far down the line of succession that nobody cared what he did as long as he was still able to serve his role to the Kingdom by entering a political marriage when the opportunity arose."

Wait a minute.

"The -sixth- son?" you ask.
"Yeah," Karel nods. "And he had no interest in any of that political stuff to begin with."


>[2/?]

>>36952789
He Killed all his brothers, Highlander Style ?

>>36952789
Somewhere out there Luciana's impossibly old uncles are all currently playing bridge.

>>36952789
Let me guess, one fo the others, like the fourth or fifth son, decide he wanted to be king and started murdering his way up the inheritage ladder, forcing Celestino to come back, avenge his family and then he had to take the throne since he was the only heir left.

>>36952799
Likely.

>>36952799
At least one of these people know how to play the great game.

>>36952799
A royal bastard did it.

>>36952799
It has something to do with Karel's story so I think he made a -very- advantageous marriage and became the prefered heir.

Which would still pose no problem in current times since neither Alberto nor Giancarlo care much about ruling.

>>36952799
Was he called Pellegrino?

>>36952826
Pellegrino is Big C's kid, not bro.

>>36952789
oh boy.
Backstory for Celestino's paranoia.
I bet him being an adventurer meant he was the only one of his brothers to be strong enough and have enough experience to not get assassinated.

>>36952829
He named him after his brother to multiply the shadowruns once Pell 2.0 goes a-missing

>>36952841
Marconetti Succession War Quest when?

>>36952841
I think you mean "there was no doubt that this child was legitimate"

>>36952789

"So eventually his father... my grandfather..." Luciana says, "...he died and so Father's eldest brother rose to the throne as the new King. My uncle's reign was a good one, but an accident cut short both his and his wife's lives."
"Oh," you nod.
"My uncle wife never got a chance to bear any children, so the line of succession went down to the next in line, Father's second-eldest brother. And this is where the trouble began."
"It's where everything went to hell," Karel mumbles.
"You see," Luciana continues, "while the late King had no children with his wife, he had a very public affair with a certain woman... and she -did- bear him a son. And there was absolutely no doubt that this child was legitimate, he had the same red hair and everything else that the family was known for."
"So there was a succession dispute?" Citrine asks.
"Exactly."


>[3/?]

>>36952841
why You do this to yourself little turtle ?

>>36952881
The shell he bears on his back is actually a cross.

>>36952867

"The late King's mistress claimed that her child, as his only son, should be the one to succeed his father to the throne."
"But the kid was a bastard," Karel says, "and nobody recognized him as having any legit claim to the throne. Not to mention that there were still five healthy brothers who had fancy princely educations and all that so they could actually rule without too much of a problem."
"So the second-eldest brother rose to the throne..." Luciana continues, "...and quickly fell ill and died, I think he was only the King for maybe three months. He had a pregnant wife, but she was killed in an 'accident' so there were no heirs left from him."

That's... well, it's just all kinds of awful.

"So I take it that the first King's mistress was behind it?" you ask.
"That's right," Luciana nods. "One by one, she saw to it that each of my uncles would meet an untimely end in hopes that her child would be seen as the only one left who was eligible to rise to the throne."


>[4/?]

>>36952889
Archelon Confirmed for being Jesus

>>36952867
So what? Is Celestino a reverse trap and nobody mentions it?

>>36952898
>That's... well, it's just all kinds of awful.
No that's politics.

>>36952898
>But the kid was a bastard
Karel!
Not in front of the children!

>>36952898
Wow. What a bitch.

>>36952898
Between that and Gregory jumping on Raoul Carina is gonna get a sweet idea of castle life.

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>>36952898
WE GAME OF THRONES NOW!
I knew it was only a matter of time.

>>36952899
>Taking this long to Notice it

Pleb

>>36952925
Do Turtles celebrate Christmas?

Damnit arch, hurry up and end the thread. Tomorrow is christmas with the family and I want to go to sleep.

>>36952898

"I think it was when what, brother number four out of five was the King?" Karel says. "That's when she decided to just take out of the other two before moving back in line to that one and offing him."
"Yes," Luciana nods. "And this was right around the time when Father and his friends ran afoul of that monster who killed Uncle Guillaume's family..." she sighs, "Uncle Guillaume quit adventuring right after avenging them, but Father and Uncle Nicolas wanted to continue on."
"I remember when Papa told me about that!" Elena chimes in. "He wanted to keep doing adventure stuff with Uncle Nicolas but then he heard about how all his brothers were getting killed so he went to help!"
"That's right," Luciana says, patting her sister on the head.

>[5/?]

>>36952940
Woot one hour till christmas for me.

... I gotta sleep. Don't get anyone killed or whatever.

...sleeeep..

>>36952940
Why are you keeping your whole family up?
Or do you all read this collectively?

>>36952938
They do, but Santa inexplicably come from under their shell to deliver the presents.

>>36952943
Between that mistress and the guy who created the Sealed Kings, it seems that being a big enough asshole gives you the superpowers needed to take on anyone, no matter if they're royalty or elemental spirits.

>>36952943
>Carina's sat there the whole time like "What the fuck is wrong with these people?"

>>36952961
>Santa inexplicably come from under their shell
L-lewd

>>36952961
>being a big enough asshole gives you the superpowers needed to take on anyone
Arch runs on stubbornness, so I assume his world does as well.

>>36952967
As if she hasn't seen people get shanked before.

>>36952949
Aussie Aussie Aussie!

>>36952994
You see this is why nobody likes us.

>>36952988
Only opportunists who stab a guy for his sandwich, none of this pre-meditated shit.

>>36953001
So how many of us aussies are currently in the thread?

>>36953001
:3

>>36952943

"And right when Father returned home to Marconetti, he learned that his fifth brother had been killed," Luciana says. "The assassins went right after him next, but they were no match for him and so he took care of them without much trouble."
"He figured out what was going on right away," Karel says, "but I guess his brother who was the sitting King at the time had been getting poisoned for a long time at that point so his days were already numbered."
"And antidote spells only work when you know the poison that's being used," Luciana says, scowling. "So while his brother was slowly dying, Father sought out the mother of the would-be King and confronted her directly in an attempt to try and see justice for him while he still drew breath."
"But all this shit was going on for SO long that the mistress's kid was already grown at that point and he wasn't about to just let his mother get killed," Karel says.
"And in the end, Father was forced to slay his own nephew, watch the last of his brothers die, and take the throne that he never wanted in the first place."

>[6/?]

>>36953002
I don't know it could have being a pretty great sandwich

And who wouldn't kill for a kingdom
I would

>>36952953
He obviously wants to be able to wake up early anon. But he also wants to finish the quest for the night and its late where he is.

>>36953016
"And Celestino asked her, in her final moments, why she did this. And she turned to him and said The Aristocrats

>>36953016
But what happened to the Mom?

>>36953016
"... And that's why it's illegal for women to possess any knowledge of how to kill. Any questions? "

>>36953038
That's a pretty good motivation

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>>36953016
Damn. Celestino had a hard life.

But what does that have to do with Karel? Did the country turns bastardphobic?

>>36953062
It's a pretty good reason to be.

>>36953065
>>36953062
Yeah, screw those guys.
They're all a bunch of bastards anyway.

>>36953016

"And there's no telling if some asshole out there thinks that my mother's planning the same shit," Karel mumbles. "Nowadays it's safer to keep your head down if you're a bastard child of a royal since everyone's afraid of a repeat of what happened in Marconetti."
"......THAT'S why you're so afraid?" you ask, squinting.
"Why the hell do you think we just told that story!?" Karel shouts.
"You're really overthinking things," you sigh. "There's no way that the King would act like that. Hell, Sir Gregory accepted you right away and I'm sure he'd take care of anyone who accused you of plotting to take the throne."
"I'd have to agree," Luciana nods. "Especially with the way that Granache's royal family is now, there's no way that they'd act like the nobles in Marconetti would."


>[7/8]

>>36953062
Celestino is presumably royal bastard-o-phobic, and as goes the king so goes the country.

Assuming he actually does have a hateboner for bastards, and that isn't just some public image boogeyman that has sprung up around him, but better safe than sorry.

>>36953081
>"You're really overthinking things," you sigh
>"I'd have to agree," Luciana nods.
Well that's a relief...

So who's setting the countdown until Celestino tries to kill Karel?

>>36953081
I'm trying to picture -Alicia- of all people taking on Granache's royal family and falling.

>>36953085
I'm fairly sure he doesn't have a hateboner for the bastard but rather for the bastards mother.

and seeing that Karels mother wants nothing more than karel having a fair chance at swording ((and perhaps a marriage with emilio)) I don't see any problems arriving.

>>36953093
Will you die to protect your reverse Trap Waifu ,/tg/ ?

>>36953081
If Granache were to have a succession issue, I think it's more likely to be along the lines of nobody wanting the damn job than anything else.

Thierri already doesn't want the job, Raoul clearly doesn't either, and Marianne is just gritting her teeth out of obligation.

>>36953062
Probably more "became a royal guard under false pretenses". More importantly, "became my son's body guard" under false pretenses - -and, on top of that, you seduce the kid,and convince him to pull a Macbeth , or, again, have a bastard and start Macbething all over the castle, shit gets crazy.

>>36953081
Might want to mention that Adrien also removed himself from the royal line of succession, so there's a good chance Karel doesn't have to worry about that particular angle.

>>36953101
Die trying, don't know about die-achieving.

>>36953101
No. But we'd go out in a blaze of glory to save our friend.

I think Karel's spot in the line of succession is either third or last. It depends on whether she's recognized and accepted within the family (probable) and if she wants to be in the line of succession (improbable).
So probably last last due to Karel refusing to take the throne.

>>36953099
That's when we blurt out that Emilio and Karel marrying would be pretty convenient for Celestino and suddenly Luciana does a 180° just because she's secretly hyperprotective of her younger siblings.

>>36953101
More like kill all these punks and put he on the throne.

>>36953081
>[8/8]

And on that somber note, the carriage pulls through the main gate of the castle that you call home. Once you get the okay to exit, you hop out and then proceed to help all of the ladies down. Once Takamaru joins you, your join up with the passengers of the other carriage...

...and for whatever reason, the Wyvern that Arnaud and Adrien were riding arrives at the castle -after- you.


>time to report to the marianne
>wait down here for a little while and talk to someone about ___
>wait down here and be quiet
>[OTHER]

>>36953144
>[OTHER]
See what held the wyverns up

>>36953144
>>time to report to the marianne

>>36953129
Why the hell would we want to off good king Aquaman? Dude is based!

>>36953144
>time to report to the marianne

>>36953144
>wait down here and talk to Luci about Cari.

>>36953144
>time to report to the marianne
>introduce her to the loli too.

>>36953144
Wait down here for a little bit in case we can find out what held up the wyvern. Talk to Luciana about the Carina, maybe see how Emilio's ruminations panned out while we wait.

Then go report to the Marianne.

>>36953144
>>time to report to the marianne
She must be worried

>>36953144
>>36953172
This

>>36953169
Oh god yes, her reaction will be priceless.

>>36953169
The loli should probably be washed before meeting the sick princess. No offense to Carina but she's probably still got Cateno all over her.

>>36953172
Voting

Looks like going to see Marianne won the vote...


>take the carina with you
>have the carina wait down here

>>36953206
>have the carina wait down here
Bringing her will only piss Marianne off

>>36953206
>>have the carina wait down here
Don't exasperate her any more then we already have. Common guys. She likes babies, not kids.

>>36953206
>take the carina with you
Introduce our charge to our boss.

>>36953206
Take the loli

>>36953206
>have the carina wait down here
Other things are more pressing, she met Carina when she's feeling better.
If we're trying to report to Mari then Cari's likely to get in the way right now.

>>36953206
>have the carina wait down here
>Ask Melanie if she can mobilize the maids to acquire food and a bath for the poor street rat.

>>36953190
That's actually a good idea.

>>36953206
>have the carina wait down here

>>36953206
>have the carina wait down here
As much as I want to we really shouldn't.

>>36953206
>>have the carina wait down here
Marianne is already stressed enough right now without us bringing another person along. We can just tell her about Carina when we get there.

>>36953206
>take the carina with you
Not like she has to talk to here.
I can just see this going down though. Reinhold runs through the important events, then suddenly reaches behind him and holds up Carina."Also I got this loli."
Carina:"Hi!"

>>36953206
>>take the carina with you

>>36953190
Right, makes sense

>>36953206
Marianne's first words upon Reinhold entering: "God damnit Reinhold, are you serious with this shit?"

well, other then the comedy she might as well meet Carina now to avoid confusion later.

>>36953206
Carina can wait down here, or outside the room I suppose. We shouldn't force a new introduction on an ill person, especially when we have to relay fairly stressful news and announce she has a new cousin who is a girl.

>>36953206
>have the carina wait down here

A bath, new clothes and food all seem pretty high on things she needs and we don't to drag her to meet the sick princess.

>have the carina wait down here

>writing

Who's gonna wash the Carina?

>>36953294
Anonymous lesser-meidos.

>>36953206
This is going to be awkward.
>So I killed all the leviathans but I accidentally brought your uncle home and by the way karel is your cousin

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>>36953301
What could possible be awkward about any of that?

>>36953301
And here's a loil

>>36953294
That's a job for the maids

>>36953309
>"I'm... dying... Reinhold..."

>>36953301
>last thing before I go: I adopted too. I'll introduce you later.

>>36953312
I think the loli would be a good icebreaker.

Hmm After visit go to thieri and ask him about job for carina maybe as maid

>>36953320
That's gonna come in handy when Marianne gives us a piece of her mind with her spells.

>>36953333
Hey man, chill out.

>>36953324
Arnaud would probably be the better person to talk to. He's the head butler which means he's the one who actually takes care of the hiring and training of palace staff.

We should still totally tell Thierri about Carina though, he'd probably get a kick out of us rescuing a little girl.

We need to speak with Luciana about the Carina after we're done explaining all of this crap to Marianne. Explain that we aren't planning on keeping her but we couldn't just abandon her to her fate after Cateno wouldn't even let her stay indoors during a monster attack after we fucking paid the homeowner a silver piece.

I wonder if the harpoon tip will earn us a little kudos, it was a pretty thoughtful token and shows we are a better person than just bribing people with cake.

>>36953338
ohh dude that was cold.

>>36953340
Maybe he'll get full serious mode with all the bullshit that's coming tonight.

Maybe the two brothers get exponentially somber the closer they are to one another.

>>36953340
>>36953324
But what if she wants to be a swordie!?

>>36953340
>We should still totally tell Thierri about Carina though, he'd probably get a kick out of us rescuing a little girl.
Definitely, after Mari though. if for no other reason then hes probably going to be busy for a while. Brother and whatnot,

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Well, you're back home. And you just remembered a certain promise that you made.

"Hey Citrine?" you call out to your sister.
"What's the matter?" Citrine asks.
"I need to step out for a little bit, could you watch Carina for me?"
"Of course," she replies
"Huh?" Carina looks up at you. "B... but I thought I could stay-"
"I'm just going to go and say hi to a friend of mine," you say to her. "But she's sick right now and..."

You can't just say that she's too dirty to meet Marianne right now, even if it's the exact reason why you're not going to take her with you.

"...and she can't see too many people or she might start feeling worse," you say, pulling an excuse out of the ether. "So will you be a good girl for me and wait here?"
"'kay..." Carina mumbles.


>[1/?]

>>36953364
Then she can do that you goober.

Just because she gets a part-time job while she becomes properly civilized doesn't mean she can't make a career choice when the time comes.

>>36953364
>Implying battle maids aren't the best maids

>>36953372
She's gonna ask us about Spinelle, right?

>>36953378
It really doesn't matter since Melanie doesn't hire six year olds. You have to be at least twelve to work in the palace.

Merry Christmas!

>>36953390
Melanie was ten when she started.

>>36953395
And a Festive Festivus to you too!

>>36953395
God jul!

>>36953364
Then we teach her swording in our free time. But while she's at it she can learn a handy trade, and get a proper education in the castle.

She didn't have someone beating her if she didn't learn to read, so she's got plenty to catch up.

>>36953390
We literally have no idea how old Carina is, and Melanie started when she was ten.

>>36953395
Shut up, Straya!

>>36953404
Damn. Guess I misremembered then.

Still, 4-5 years too soon to get Carina a job.

>>36953413
>We literally have no idea how old Carina
Yes we do, she looks around 8.
We don't know specifically but we have an idea.

>>36953413
She looks about Elena's age (8), and underfed kid are likely to look younger so she could be 9-10.

>>36953372
Carina get's talking to citrine, and asks what a brothel is, and why reinhold was so upset when she said she was going to work their when she got older.

>>36953372

After waving goodbye, you hurry up the stairs and head directly for the Princess's room. You still feel really bad about worrying her as much as you have, so you're sure that she'll be happy to see you back in one piece.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK

You wait a short while... no response. Maybe she's sleeping? Or maybe she just didn't hear you...

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK

You hear something hitting the floor from inside the room, and then a weary voice calls out.

"Who's there?" Marianne asks. "I still haven't finished that soup from before so..."
"It's m-"

The door swings open before you can even finish speaking.


>[2/?]

>>36953424
Carina is guestimated at 8.

>>36953437
Tacklehugs?

>>36953443
A man can dream

>>36953443
>Tacklehugs?
God this would be so much better on her route

>>36953437
>WILL YOU JUST GO THE FUCK AWAY REINHOLD I'M SICK OF YOUR SHIT

>>36953437
She''' blasts us with spells for leaving her alone sick just to hunt some leviathans

>>36953472
We were gonna leave her alone to go picnicing, so whatever.

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>>36953437
>[3/3]

"Y..." Marianne covers her mouth with her hands, "...you're not hurt?"
"Nope," you shake your head. "Totally fine and in one piece, just as promised. I just got back, and everyone else is downstairs."
"Oh thank goodness!" she exclaims... and then starts coughing. "I..." she struggles to regain her breath, "...I was so worried..."


>got anything to say to the princess?

>>36953437
Damn, we should have brought Melanie with us.

>>36953481

>got anything to say to the princess?

"so do you want to here the incredible amount of gossip that happened today from me or mell?"

>>36953481
"Princess, I think you should have a seat. A lot of things have happened since we spoke this morning."
Tell her everything, starting with Cateno and ending with Karel and Adrien.

>>36953481
"Yyyou may want to sit down if I'm going to tell you about all the incredible things that happened today."

>>36953481
>>got anything to say to the princess?

"I love you."

Tell her about adrien.

>>36953481
"I'm worried that you'll get sicker if you don't get back in bed and eat your soup." (guilt inducing face on)

>>36953481
>got anything to say to the princess?
Boy, do we ever...
Tell her that nobody's hurt and Cateno is (relatively) safe.
Let's find out what she knows first and fill her in from there.

>>36953481
>Karel's YOur Cousin,a girl too, and i brought your uncle home. Also, i rescued a lolli

>>36953481
Calm her down first and then tell her about her uncle and the new loli. The coughing thing is still worrying and we don't want her getting to stressed at once.

>>36953481
Break the news about karel and her father. Then finish up with loli.

Maybe after that ask if she'd be up for a a cup of honeyed tea and a chat or anything else?