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Portraits and Promises

Concordia, Seven Hundred Years Before

It took time to organize for a royal courtship, Thaelen discovered. Having negotiated the finer points of agreement should Thaelen accept a marriage with Greibron and one of Greibron’s eligible princesses with him, such as trade agreements, borders, dispute resolution, a dowry, and a bride price - which was basically an exchange of gifts between Thaelen and Queen Mariphine - then the courtship itself had to be arranged and orchestrated.

A royal artist was sent from Greibron to paint Thaelen’s portrait, and Sigrid sent their own artists back to paint the daughters of Mariphine so that Thaelen could determine which was more to his liking. They would then correspond in writing, sending each other gifts and tokens from their lands to create affection and esteem, before finally travelling to meet one another in person.

It was agreed that the meeting would take place in what they had determined would be considered neutral territory, between the base of
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Christina Bones
awe in all honesty she looks up to them as sister sigrid and father thaelen. and he sees them as kids. but family all round
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