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[graciousness]

[ the voice that can be heard is full of nervousness and skepticism ]

Alright, then. I know this is working, it worked for everyone else, no reason it wouldn't for me - aside for the matter that I do not know what I seem to be doing at all -

[ but then, video! at first you might see only freckles and then she'll step back and you'll see a young woman with dark curls, a purple, flowery dress and one bottom lip that seems to be busied between her teeth. ]

-- Greetings to both courts, I have heard there are two. I hope there are not more and if there are -

[ she might be offending someone. oh no. she'll take a quick yet graceful curtsy ]

to those who can hear - see! me. My name is Gunievere - Gwen, really. of Camelot! I - the fairies -

[ the fairies. this is so unsettling ]

I was told I was brought here to help. I will do all that I can but I - I am but a maidservant. I do not know what I can do, truly but whatever you might need of me, I am in your service.

-- They will send us home when our duties are through, will they not? I have other.

[ erm ]

duties! at home. I am already in the service of a Lady and she might be unsettled with me being gone.

[ and morgana being unsettled is bad news to all ]

--- It's nice to meet you all, I'm certain. Whatever I can do, truly.

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[scorchedchivalry]

Caer Scima is a harsh place, but there is a beauty in its darkness. My quarters are quite nice [king's chambers] and the food is mos excellent.

[food is srz bzns okok]

I rarely stay there, though, as I have a duty at another Unseelie-held castle and a place in neutral territory I go to for personal leisure. I never have issue with treatment in any Unseelie territory as I am of the Necroveil.

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[graciousness]

[ she smiles when she speaks of the food, a small giggle leaving her lips. the way to ones heart and all. ]

I would very much like to find a neutral territory - someplace where people can simply...be, I suppose. without war.

[ she shakes her head. after everything she had learned of her world, that sounds childish. ]

I suppose this is silly.

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[scorchedchivalry]

No, my dear - never silly. Not all are built to withstand the rigors and stress of war. There are several neutral territories where one stands away from the pull of war, though that may change at any given moment.

War is all-encompassing and will find its way eventually to every corner of the land it is fought over and upon. A gentle heart such as your own will find a place, though forgive me for urging you to stay within Caer Glaem where I know you will be safe. [For now.] I do not think I could bear to see harm befall you...

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[graciousness]

I am not afraid of war and I am not a stranger to battles.

[ she is gentle and kind but there is an inner strength that is unyielding. ]

I don't want to fight anyone for no reason. I have nothing against your court. How can I when you are kind to me and my best friend lives among the unseelie? I can fight, I am not scared. I simply refuse to believe there isn't another way for us.

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[scorchedchivalry]

The differences between the Courts is a philosophical one, yet they are two sides of the same coin. One cannot exist without the other, just as there is no light without darkness to off set it.

Each is strong because of the other. [She offered a weary smile.] I simply do not think the fae realize it.

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[graciousness]

Then we - complete one another? I do believe light can be found among the unseelie as dark among the seelie. And if we are all the same, then we can be in peace and simply....be together. Maybe the fairies can just...listen to us, if we'll talk to them.

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[scorchedchivalry]

That is a noble thought, dear lady, but balance is not peace. Balance is not harmony. Balance comes from counter forces pushing equally against each other.

Conflict is a necessity of balance.

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[graciousness]

But Saber - my Lady.

[ she curtsies ]

the war is already happening, there is already conflict. Seeing we do not want to fight each other, shouldn't we try to convince them to devote the same efforts for peace?

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[scorchedchivalry]

Just Saber, Guinevere. Please, just Saber.

[There was a slight break in the king's voice right then. She cursed herself for it, for being unable to be the unemotional king she had been. Rin had forced her to have a heart again and it was painful more often than not.]

Peace and prosperity are not forged through pacifism.

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[graciousness]

They are forged through honor and -- bravery and good people.

[ she smiles ]

You're a knight and you're good and honorable and brave. If everyone here are even half of it, we can achieve that, I know we can.

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[scorchedchivalry]

[She was not a good person. She was not even a person. She ceased being human when she drew Caliburn from the stone. She had thought she was doing good as king, but she had failed.

But she could not say that to Guinevere. What innocence her eyes still held. Saber didn't want to diminish that.]

You are in for a very long fight then. And it will be a fight. The High Queens are sisters, after all...

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[graciousness]

Sisters must never fight like that. Family is - siblings should be there.

[ she thinks of elyan, of where he might be or if he is even alive and shakes her head, shadows leaving her eyes and replaced with pity. ]

They must have loved each other once. Nobody can simply hate their family like this.

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[scorchedchivalry]

Most likely they did, but once hatred sets in... It is surprising how small a thing is all it takes.

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[graciousness]

Hatred does not erase love. It - it is poisonous but poison can be taken out and cured and hatred can also shift and make way to love. I'm certain of it. They must have fought and if they only remember how much they loved one another - I'm sure of it.

[ this is why one day she will be called the queen of hearts :') ]

No matter how strong their hate is, if we stand firm in our love and friendship then we will be stronger for it.

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[scorchedchivalry]

Your hope is a ray of sunshine, my dear. But I am of a gloomy sort, these days. Perhaps we should let this matter rest for another day.

You have had scant chance to see this land and what wonders [and horrors] it holds.

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[graciousness]

Then I will strive to make you smile.

[ she lifts her chin ]

and I will not leave your side until you do. I was told I can be very stubborn.

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[scorchedchivalry]

I do not doubt that.

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[graciousness]

Keep safe, Lady Saber. You are in my thoughts, even if we are - more than two months of a ride away.

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[scorchedchivalry]

Again... It is simply Saber. Take care, dear Guinevere.

[And with a sadness in her eyes, Saber nodded with her farewell and shut her locket. She had a lot to settle within herself.]