Fantasy AUs

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[itsafamilyname]

...then we'd do what we could to get you back.

[8footswordlady]

[She's... not sure she believes Leslie, to be honest.]

[itsafamilyname]

...if I'm honest, I don't know how I would be able to prove it to the royals. Without how tense and stressful everything got... there might not have been a different way you could've been reunited with them that didn't involve getting stonewalled by the guards.

[8footswordlady]

Well... the queen always trusted you, right? She might have listened.

[itsafamilyname]

I wouldn't have any idea how to contact her. Maybe a letter, but any assistant could throw it out for not having an official seal.

I guess I'd probably have to... break in? Just to try and explain it? I hope that wouldn't make me look crazy...

[This conjecture is taking her brain to weird places.]

[8footswordlady]

[She's quiet a long moment.]

... Why is everyone so sure the fae didn't just... lie about who I was?

[itsafamilyname]

...they operate in exact words. Outright lies... they struggle with that.

[8footswordlady]

Yeah, but did the ever... like, say it?

[itsafamilyname]

...they told me when I met you. I think they enjoyed that I couldn't tell anyone.

They didn't... give you a name for a long time. You were just The Child for a while.

[8footswordlady]

... What if they... were twisting the truth to you, too?

[itsafamilyname]

It's not impossible. It was sixteen years ago at least. A lot of memories have gotten muddled.


...do you prefer that?

[8footswordlady]

I just think...

Maybe we should try to find a new way to find out.

[itsafamilyname]

It couldn't hurt. Or, it could but...

What are you hoping to find?

[8footswordlady]

Just... the truth, I guess. The actual truth.

[itsafamilyname]

...alright. Let's see what we can do to find that, then.

[8footswordlady]

[ She’s… she’s gonna ask ranma if they know anything about magic like that. ]

[fluidgender]

Yeesh. Magic... that's not my forte. I prefer the kind of thing we can hold with our hands, you know?

That said... the library or the temple could be the best bet.

[8footswordlady]

I think the priestesses at the temple still kinda hate me. I wouldn’t even know where to start in the library…

[fluidgender]

Well... Fuu's probably too worn down to navigate that, but I can try to guide you through it.

[8footswordlady]

Are you sure?

… I just… want to make sure we know the truth now.

[fluidgender]

The past year has been... one of the strangest of an already strange life.

I think we're all better off knowing rather than not knowing.

[8footswordlady]

[ She… nods.

If Fuu catches them in the library, she’s a bit surprised to see what they’re researching. ]

We’ve already done that spell, my love. Goodness, it must have been right after we were married…

[fluidgender]

Well, Adora's looking for a little security and certainty. Something to quell her nerves about... everything.

[8footswordlady]

Of course, but you don’t need to look far…

[ She finds the book quickly, stored in a back room. Probably because the cover still stained with Ranma’s blood. ]

[fluidgender]

[If Ranma seems disturbed, they don't show it. Bit of a low whistle.]

In terms of things I've gotten stained with my own blood, not one of my preferred memories.