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History of the LandIn the earliest times, the Motherland was united as one. It was ruled over well by the Empress Calista, a powerful sorceress, who claimed the throne when she decended from the Mountain where the other gods lived. Legends say she was beautiful and fair, treating all of her subjects with kindness. Many men came from across the land to seek her hand, but the Empress remained uninterested in marriage for many years. Until the day she saw him. A young man working in her stables caught her eye. His name was Anthony, and he was from a family of no consequence. Calista did not care. Against the advice of her fellow gods, she chose Anthony to be her husband. When Calista approached the young man, he was initially frightened. Of course, he found her beautiful - everyone did. She had flowing silver hair and emerald green eyes. She was tall and shapely and radiated kindness. He could not fathom why she wanted him, a stable hand.In her eyes, he was the beautiful one. Thick c
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By this time, Knocklean was a wasteland, and the castle had been abandoned a century before. Knocklean's lineage was greedy with the land they had and worked it until it no longer served anyone. The residents had fled, those that weren't killed by starvation and drought, to the neighboring countries of Celestia and Aylane. The castle stood abandoned for many years.Kasdeyah saw her chance when Hayden ascended the throne. The young king was a cruel man, but only behind closed doors. He was a master of the double life, and Kasdeyah was certain he could keep one more secret. He had not yet discovered his true potential. She visited him while his meek little wife was pregnant with their second child. He was seduced easily enough and quickly became her lover. She awakened a power in him and taught him how to harness that power to get what he wanted. He reveled in her attentions, pledging himself to her quickly and without hesitation. When his youngest child was born, whom he named Grayso
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He didn't want to kill Dupont. His heir had found him in the middle of a summoning ceremony. He was reaching out to Kasdeyah for advice. Grayson was in love and had finally admitted it. The girl loved him too. It could mean bad things for him. Abigail already had him wrapped around her little finger. She could easily turn Grayson against him.Most parents would be thrilled if the one their child was in love with was a good influence. Not King Hayden. It annoyed him to no end that Abigail was a good person with a good heart. He needed advice. Then Dupont walked in on him and ruined it all. He had threatened to tell everyone and to expose his identity as a dark sorcerer. Before the king knew what he was doing, he had his hands around his oldest son's neck. Dupont was dead.Grayson ran in just then and saw the scene in front of him. Despite still being bloody from his previous beating, the king beat his younger son again, almost killing him in the process and pinning the blame for his b
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Catherine stood where Grayson was supposed to stand almost a decade before. She smiled as Rose walked down the aisle in a beautiful dress toward her. It was an unconventional wedding for two unconventional people, but it was perfect. The king stood next to his daughter to give her away. The Grand Duke walked Rose up the aisle to do the same thing. In front of them, Abigail and Grayson’s four oldest children walked down the aisle - the girls tossing flower petals while the boys carried the rings. They were all dressed in their finest and looked absolutely adorable. Abigail cried when she saw them. Abigail cried again when she saw her sister. Rose looked radiant and incredibly happy. Her hair was carefully braided into a sophisticated updo. Her dress was a pale yellow and long. It wasn't something she would normally wear - she would never voluntarily choose to wear a dress - but she felt beautiful in it. Catherine’s hair was curled, and she was also in a dress. Hers was dark green
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Rose and Catherine danced well into the night at their wedding. They far outlasted Abby and Grayson, who went to bed just after midnight. Rose had always been proud and impressed with how hands-on they managed to be as parents, especially with all of their other duties as Duke and Duchess. They were Rose’s idols and the example of an almost perfect marriage. Rose knew no marriage was perfect, but her sister’s marriage was up there, right alongside her parents'. Prior to them going to bed, Rose had watched them still stare into each other’s eyes as they danced. Close to ten years of marriage, and they still acted like teenagers in love. She looked at her new wife - she loved being able to call her that - and smiled. She and Catherine had been together about as long as Abby and Grayson had been married. They took a while to take the plunge because they both wanted to travel and experience the world. They had seen a good portion of it when they saved Cat's father, but they had the go
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**The next 15 years** In the end, Abigail and Grayson did end up spending much of their time in Alderei. As much as everyone hated to admit it, the Grand Duke and the monarchs were getting older. That meant more of the actual responsibility of ruling fell to their children. Catherine and Rose couldn't decide on which twin to name as their heir, so they named both of them. They could co-rule if one of them didn't choose to step down. That left Teddy as the heir to Lydisia, and Charlotte would receive Odel upon their mother's passing. Grayson had some land in Eswen that his uncle was currently overseeing, which would eventually go to Calista and Benjamin. It had been ten peaceful and happy years for Alderei. Abigail and Grayson had enjoyed every minute of it. Being able to watch their children grow was their greatest joy. The land prospered as the peace grew. A new treaty had been established with Eswen when Stefan took over. Catherine had even been able to get a treaty signed wi
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Charlotte and Peter were 13 when their parents stopped allowing them to share a bed at night. Charlotte had gotten her moon blood and had told her parents ecstaticly that Peter loved her and they had kissed. That was enough for their parents to lay down some rules, but not too many. They were allowed to nap together if they did so in the common room.Their days were also unchaperoned for the most part. They could usually be found somewhere in the garden, playing games or reading. It was comforting to the Odels to see them together as teens. They were able to see what they would have been like together had they not been separated. If the children were anything to go by, they would have been very happy. When they were 16, Peter came to the Odels to ask permission to propose to Charlotte. He professed his love for his long-time friend, saying he didn't want to go through life without her. He was given permission, but both sets of parents agreed that the marriage itself needed to wait un
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When they traveled to Knocklean to watch the castle being destroyed, they stopped at the cliff where they married. Catherine suggested that they renew their vows, and they happily agreed. It had been 30 years since they married the first time, and they were still as in love as they had been that day.They spent the night in the same clearing they had for their honeymoon. They made love loud enough to embarrass their companions, but they didn't seem to care. Some of the younger men were impressed that they could still make each other scream like that after 30 years of marriage. Grayson woke up the next morning and smiled at his sleeping wife, again naked under a blanket in the same clearing as 30 years ago. She was still as beautiful, her curls still wild, her body still gorgeous. He had never and would never love another. Abigail opened her eyes that morning, and it was like she'd been transported back in time. Her husband had aged well, keeping the kindness in his eyes that she lov
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