Post by Marianne de Hyrule on Jan 12, 2022 1:28:57 GMT
After a full month of preparation, and even more months of planning, it was the night of Starlight Festival at last, but The Queen of Hyrule chose not to join the festivities.
Oh sure she had personally saw to the preparation with her usual candor, no matter how she secretly disagree with the idea of a celebration while an invasion force from another world was gathering right within the borders of her realm. They said that this Raalk was an unstoppable force, a force of nature with uncountable Twilit Beasts at his beck and call. So, why couldn't he break through their defenses already? Marianne believed in her army's strength, make no mistake, and she saw to it personally that those fighting to contain the Twili Invasion were given the very best of whatever they needed. But still, to have one foot already in Hyrule only to stop for months? That was not a good sign.
And she knew this Raalk personally, at least if he had not changed since then....
She had opened the Starlight Festival, as per her duty, thanking her citizens for their resilience and sacrifice in the face of adversity and encouraging them to brace for the dark times ahead. Hyrule would stand together, she said, and each and every one of them is important, and everyone have their roles to fill. She mandated the court mages to help form the Ice Ring, and also personally checked that the items served in Star-Studded Feast were all up to par. She was even slated to appear later when it was time to light up the lanterns for Skylit Vigil, though she debated whether she would send her body double to act in her stead.
Starlight Festival just... brought up too many unpleasant memories....
And so, locked within her room in the Princess Quarter, occupying one tower for her own, Marianne plopped down to sit on her bed and simply... stared at the floor. Unsure of what to do.
She had not even changed from the ceremonial dress she used to open the Festival....
Oh sure she had personally saw to the preparation with her usual candor, no matter how she secretly disagree with the idea of a celebration while an invasion force from another world was gathering right within the borders of her realm. They said that this Raalk was an unstoppable force, a force of nature with uncountable Twilit Beasts at his beck and call. So, why couldn't he break through their defenses already? Marianne believed in her army's strength, make no mistake, and she saw to it personally that those fighting to contain the Twili Invasion were given the very best of whatever they needed. But still, to have one foot already in Hyrule only to stop for months? That was not a good sign.
And she knew this Raalk personally, at least if he had not changed since then....
She had opened the Starlight Festival, as per her duty, thanking her citizens for their resilience and sacrifice in the face of adversity and encouraging them to brace for the dark times ahead. Hyrule would stand together, she said, and each and every one of them is important, and everyone have their roles to fill. She mandated the court mages to help form the Ice Ring, and also personally checked that the items served in Star-Studded Feast were all up to par. She was even slated to appear later when it was time to light up the lanterns for Skylit Vigil, though she debated whether she would send her body double to act in her stead.
Starlight Festival just... brought up too many unpleasant memories....
And so, locked within her room in the Princess Quarter, occupying one tower for her own, Marianne plopped down to sit on her bed and simply... stared at the floor. Unsure of what to do.
She had not even changed from the ceremonial dress she used to open the Festival....
