Fantasy AUs

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[missedorientation]

I didn't say anything that wasn't true!

[hououji]

It may have been true, but it puts us all in danger. We’re on the brink of war—I gave my entire life to making sure Sefiro wouldn’t suffer, and now unless we can come to an agreement with the far, it looks like that’s the only possible outcome.

[missedorientation]

They were trying to kill you and they were lying about their reasons for doing it. If their story was the only one people heard, both the fae and the people would buy into their... bullshit.

[hououji]

Do you really think that?

Kaori, really think. Do you trust your people?

[missedorientation]

No, I don't.

[No hesitation.]

[hououji]

Why not?

[missedorientation]

How could I? When they thought it would save you, they wanted to kill Nia.

[hououji]

Did everyone? Your father told me there was only one guard who tried.

[missedorientation]

People were throwing rocks too, before all this came out. They wanted to kill her too.

[She's conflated the two as time has gone on.]

And while you guys were gone... people just kept freaking out more and more. I had to tell them something

[hououji]

Do you think telling them what was happening to Adora and I made Nia any safer?

[missedorientation]

Everyone kept saying we had to do something. Soldiers kept trying to get me to launch an invasion. Pretty sure some were planning on running in without the order if you guys hadn't already been on the way back.

And I didn't tell them that killing Nia was supposed to bring you back. Just that he was lying about his motives for trying to kill you.

[Even if someone could perhaps put together the clues there.]

[hououji]

And Nia, being a fae, was any safer for this?

[missedorientation]

Safer than being killed over a lie, yeah.

[hououji]

Potentially being killed for her associations? My dear, it put a lot of our people in danger.

It put you in danger.

[missedorientation]

Too late for that. And not any more danger than you.

[hououji]

You’re the future of our country, Kaori. You must stay safe.

[missedorientation]

And lying to people keeps me safe?

[hououji]

You can’t foster anti-fae sentiment. You are fae.

[missedorientation]

I'm not trying to foster anti-fae sentiment, just anti-king stuff...

[hououji]

Do you think it will stop there?

[missedorientation]

Do you think it would stop without saying something?

[Huffs!]

[hououji]

I think we must be very careful what we do say. It isn’t an easy task, but it is a balance we have to maintain.

[missedorientation]

[She crosses her arms, looking away irritably.]

Well, I couldn't afford to be careful...

[hououji]

[ Fuu cups her cheek to turn her face to look back. ]

I know you did your best. I just don’t want you to get hurt.

[missedorientation]

Ma... its embarrassing...