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Opening of a Sub-Archway [Video/Text/Action]

[A public broadcast kicks on with young Anastasia dressed in more regal attire and sitting in a throne room with a waterfall backdrop. After all this time, she still looks troubled by what happened recently.]

"People of Genessia, allow me to make a formal introduction. My name is Anastasia Kitty Leonheart, and where I'm from, I'm a Princess. I apologize if this announcement comes at a most inopportune time, but I wanted to say that I have opened a sub-archway in Fayren to my home city of Archangel. Everyone is welcome to tour my city, but if you choose to do so, bring a coat. It is always snowing here.

As Princess, I will hold court in my father's castle in his absence. The doors to my castle are open, but only to the audience hall where court will be held. Anyone caught trespassing or acting suspiciously will be removed from the castle.

I have sent an attachment along with this announcement. I hope to see you all enjoying the beauty of my fair city."

[The broadcast also comes with a humble little brochure about the city which includes a map and video guides. Then, the feed cuts off.]

"Dear Levy,

I'm really sorry for running away like this, but I didn't want to be a burden to you and Mr. Haller by being some sort of unofficially adopted daughter. Nor did I want to return to the K&H Home for Children as that place does nothing but fill me with grief now.

I thank you for all you did for me in a time that was very difficult for me, and I want to repay you somehow. I encourage you to ask something of me. This is, by no means, a good-bye.

~Anastasia."

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I'm glad you have a place you can go and that you are feeling better. If you ever need me I'm here.

"Thank you. I still encourage you and all my friends to come visit. I'm sure you would like the libraries here."

That's amazing Anastasia.

[She smiles at her friend.]

Is it okay if I visit? I would love to see.

[Anastasia nods, smiling back.]

"All my closest friends have special permission."

I'll come over now then!

[She really wants to see.]

I'll be there in a bit. What world is it off of.

"It's set in my own world, Nevus. It's my home city, my kingdom's capital.

I can't wait for you to see it, Sakura."

Of course an announcement like this would warrant the appearance of Koishi. She could certainly follow a map and had no trouble finding the place. It would just be a matter of time before she found-

"LITTLE MISS! HELLO!" Something green and adorable swooped in and scooped Anastasia up, spinning around with her. "Hello! You made a map and sent it to me so here I am! I like your castle. It's quite lovely and I can't wait to explore it!" Koishi pls. You shouldn't suddenly pick up a princess. You'll upset people.

[And most certainly, the guards in the throne room were stunned to see their princess suddenly lifted into the air. While kept few in number, more were called from further in the castle to be ready to capture the strange green thing. It would take some time before they arrived.]

"K-Koishiiiii! I'm getting dizzy!"

Higher and higher Koishi flew, her tentacles ensuring Anastasia was in no danger of falling. "Ah? Okay!" She stopped spinning, still absolutely all smiles. "You announced that you were here so I came here to see you! I want to see everything, okay? And I bet we're going to have lots of fun!"

She was completely ignoring the guards. Which was probably for the best for now. As soon as she picked up hostile intent things might turn sour for them. "I bet you have all sorts of delicious snacks and neat things to do. I want to see all of them, okay?"

[Seeing it was just Koishi being Koishi, Anastasia looked at the guards just as more started to arrive and she gave them the order to stand down.]

"Demissionner! Stand down! This is Koishi, a dear friend. She means no harm to me or anyone."

[Hesitant, the guards eventually sheathed their weapons, but still watched warily. Anastasia glanced back to Koishi, or at least tried to in her dizziness.]

"Koishi, if you wanted to tour the castle, you could have asked... So, where would you like to go first?"

"Well... Umm..." Koishi actually wasn't sure herself, drifting down and placing Anastasia on the ground, her tendrils unwinding from around her waist. "I dunno. Where is a nice place to go first? I want to see every place! I love seeing new things and going to new places. It's so much fun!"

Still ignoring the guards... or perhaps too fixated on Anastasia and the idea of a 'new place' to pay them any mind. They would get her attention at some point probably. They did have many shiny things.

[By now, the guards have moved back to their positions. Word to leave Koishi alone will travel to the rest of the castle.]

"Well, how about we start with the throne room? Since we're already here."

[She awaits Koishi's answer, using this time to think of how to talk about the rooms in the castle.]

"Um. Okay! Sis has a throne room too but it's not like this!" That did make sense. Chireiden was a palace after all. "Does your throne room have secret places for guards to hide and places for darts to shoot from the walls if there is an intruder?" She seemed so elated by the idea...

"Um... No, and no... But it's one way in and out, so any intruders will be trapped here until defeated."

[She gestures for the three thrones on the highest point of the throne room.]

"But, here are the seats of power. This is where my parents and I sit and listen to the people who come and visit. The center one in gold is my father's seat. The silver one to his right is my mother's and... Obviously the small one is mine."

[She then gestured the waterfall behind the thrones, which follow a moat around the thrones, then much smaller waterfalls that flank the stairs leading to the thrones, making up a pool around the base.]

"We likened this water flow to the city. As Archangel City is built on a island in the middle of a huge river, we imitate it in the throne room."

"Ohh" Of course Koishi had to zip over to the thrones, siting herself down on the middle one... but not in the seat, she was sitting on the back of the chair. Considering she could fly she wasn't really at risk of falling. But still!

"This is a very tall chair. I like it! Sis' chair is made of polished wood and metal. I don't have a chair because that's the way sis and I always work. One of us is approached and the other hides and watches, ready to leap in and help if things go sour... Also the chair is a part of the floor and we couldn't scoot it over to fit another."

She stretched her arms up, kicking her feet a little, looking around with absolute delight. "I love how this room smells like water. The falls really do wonderful things for it!"

[Koishi, can you even chair?]

"Shall we move on to the other areas of the castle?"

[Anastasia would descend the steps and towards the throne room doors. As she passed the guards, they would bow to her.

Once Anastasia was out in the entrance hall, she checked to see if Koishi was with her. Then, she made a gesture to the hall on her right.]

"Down this hall is the library. It's being expanded right now so it's not permitted to enter it."

[She gestures to the hall on her left.]

"Down this halls and a flight of stairs is the castle dungeon, and below the dungeon is the catacombs where...where we throw away the worst of the worst in society..."

[Next, she gestures to a flight of stairs leading up to a floor above the throne room, then another hall on the right.]

"That hall there leads to an observatory...which is completely useless since the country is always cloudy."

[And the final hall on the left.]

"And THAT hall leads to my own personal, private garden full of bunnies."

It's probably the first time Anastasia had ever seen Koishi sitting on anything... Ever. Still, she didn't seem at all bothered by the sudden departure, drifting up and after Anastasia.

First up is the library. "Sis likes books a lot. You should invite her to come see the library. She would really like that."

Koishi continued to follow Anastasia, swaying a little as she flew, humming a foreign tune. "The dungeon? What sorts of unpleasant things?" She tilted her head. "Is it really that bad? Don't you have a dragon or something you can feed troublemakers to? I thought castles had things like that..."

The observatory Koishi almost drifted over to... of course it being cloudy was a good reason not to go. "I'm sure it will clear up sometime. Then you can see all sorts of neat things.

Ohh! A private garden! That sounded like lots of... wait, bunnies?

When Anastasia looked back Koishi would no longer be following her. She was already drifting down the hal to the bunny garden.

"I'll be sure to invite her one day. When the library is finished being worked on."

[Anastasia will have trouble explaining the dungeon.]

"Unpleasant things like... Well, petty crimes like theft, they go to the dungeon. Crimes like...well...murdering people and collecting their skulls...they go straight to the catacombs and never given a chance at freedom or the light of day again.

It's...actually scary to think about living over such a thing."

[She will never stop questioning the logic of an observatory. But she herself understands the allure of seeing the stars and planets.]

"I'm afraid a less cloudy day are few and far between. My people have a vague idea what our moon looks like, so we rely on paintings from other nations to get an idea."

[Anastasia almost went to the next floor when she realized Koishi was wandering off down to the Bunny Garden. She quickly hurried down the hall after Koishi.

The garden itself was pretty simple. A sweet stroll across a bridge over a man-made river leads to the main garden complete with a hedge arch and benches around a fountain. All around the garden were white bunnies hopping around in the snow and poking their noses in the many floral bushes that encircle the fountain.

The presence of such vibrant plants suggest the country has plants that evolved for an eternal winter also.]

"Take your time, Koishi. But please do be careful with the bunnies. They benefit from our protection just as we benefit from their fur."

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