Fantasy AUs

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[8footswordlady]

[She nods.] And... you got back okay and everything? Your mom told me she sent you back early.

[missedorientation]

Against my will! I should've stayed with you both much longer...

[8footswordlady]

No. You should've gone home. You didn't need to be there for that.

[missedorientation]

I could've helped get you home sooner!

[8footswordlady]

[She just... shakes her head. She doesn't know how much Catra knows about what happened.]

[missedorientation]

Enough about that- let's get you inside!

[She's trying not to seem stressed, even as she is weepy.]

[8footswordlady]

Okay. [Adora will go wherever Catra leads her. She nervously glances at Ranma for approval.]

[missedorientation]

[Ranma looks relieved. All their girls in one building again, in a place where they can have some measure of control over this mess.

Right now, they're making sure healers are with the exact people they need to be.]

[8footswordlady]

[ They are rushing Fuu away now that she’s not resisting them.

Adora is exhausted. She’ll sleep the moment she’s truly alone. ]

[missedorientation]

[Everyone in this house has gotta be sleeping. Its just been a mess. Fuu sleeping, Adora sleeping, Kaori sleeping, Ranma sleeping... The only person awake for once is Leslie and she's not sure she's allowed to walk around.

She tries to walk around, keeping an eye on things.]

[lowres]

[Nia's around, trying to get things for Catra and Ranma to make sure they're all right!!!

To give an actual hook, Ranma will eventually be woken up by one of the high priestesses. Like one of the big important ones. One of the ones that rarely does this level of personal communication.]

[missedorientation]

[I was so sure I sent tag and then I did not,

Leslie will gladly help out Nia, trying to maintain some level of stability in this fucked up situation.

But Ranma is so tired. They rise to their feet with a level of exhaustion they probably should not be displaying to such an important figure.

"...Morning."]

[hououji]

[ She looks very very uneasy. She’s not bothered in the least by his demeanor, she’s sure that everyone is tired beyond what they thought they could be.

“We finished examining the queen, your highness. She’s recovering now—she should be back on her feet in a couple days.” ]

[fluidgender]

[They sigh, rubbing their neck.]

Finally... some good news. The kingdom needed it. I needed it.

[hououji]

[ she looks away.

“It… isn’t all good. We found the cause of her illness and removed it, but it already did some damage. Do you recall how many days since the queen escaped the execution?” Nosml

[fluidgender]

Days...? I'm... not sure. Maybe... twelve? Maybe more?

[hououji]

[ She offers out a price of metal, wrapped in a handkerchief. It’s got a strange sigil on it.

“Your highness, you must be absolutely certain. Only twelve?” ]

[fluidgender]

I... I think so. [But it had been so many sleepless nights... the days blended together.]

What... is this about?

[hououji]

[ “It’s a curse. The sigil syphons life from one person to another. Every day she bore this, she lost a year, and the king of the far took it.

“It’s how he’s lived for centuries, we think. We’ve never been so close as to see it in person.”]

[fluidgender]

[Ranma just... collapses back into the bed. Head in hands. Of course. Of course. Always something new to take. To conquer. To steal.]

...Any solutions?

[hououji]

[ “short of taking it back, we don’t know yet. We’ve never been able to study it.

“But twelve days… it could have been so much worse…” ]

[fluidgender]

It could have been better too...

Has the queen been informed?

[hououji]

[ “Not yet, she’s still resting. Would you like us to tell her?” ]

[fluidgender]

...No. I'll... I'll break it to her.

[hououji]

[ “we can do that, your highness, really. You’ve both been through so much…” ]