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TAKSHAKA & VANARA

You find yourself in a grand throne room, with large, ornate thrones enough for your number to sit. Stringed puppets hang from the high ceiling, dressed and looking like the "citizens" of Ombrie. ...they're all faceless. The singular door that you walked through creaks shut at the beginning of the game.

The kingdom is in shambles. With the death of the most beloved king and your stepson not yet of crowning age, you alone must fight for the right to the throne. In your way stands your adoptive family members, who intend to take the crown for their own greed, though your stepson seems to be supporting you, as does his fiance. With the three of you working together, there's nothing that can stop you. But you must work quickly—these next few weeks are crucial to securing your kingdom.

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[ there's still a long period of silence because

she has to make her face stop doing the thing ]

[ but after a while: ]

. . . . What is your name?

[well, she's still hella nervous, and unsure about things but. talking about this actually causes her to relax a little.]

... Gray Nightingale. It's the name I received from my real family.

Nightingale, is it? I should like to hear you sing sometime.

[ ftr this is not remotely malicious at all just pure genuine 100% gay ]

... Wait, huh? I... I mean, if that's all you want, I guess...?

A beautiful voice is quite the commodity in the witching world.

[... oh god look at her blush]

My voice isn't... that good.

Ah-ah. Lying to a witch is expressly forbidden, dear.

I'm not...

[i just have no sense of self-worth and i'm also tsun as fuck

but also just turning very pink]

[ laughs, soft and genuine ]

A witch does not lie, dear.

Maybe you just have bad taste...

[there's no bite to her words or anything, that's just. her default reaction to compliments at this point.]

How rude. I'll have you know my taste is the finest in the land.

[... she's

actually giggling now]

Around here, that isn't saying much.

Are you saying your taste is bad?

No way, it's-

[... please hold i'm thinking about the company i keep and the stupid, stupid shit I do]

... Actually, you might be right.

. . . dear, self esteem is not so rare and elusive that you cannot take some for yourself.

... Sorry. I'm working on it, it's just a little hard for me.

You need not apologize to me; I am not offended.

Oh. I'm glad...

[well now i'm just embarrassed]

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