☀️ Arselia and Akonia

Having finished reading the educational literature for today, the Tanarian woman headed to report what she had read to Erefir, but to her surprise, she found that the knight had once again rushed off on her leadership duties. Well, she remembered that Beata and Guion were also interested in the history of Raidar, so for now, she could spend time in their company.
 “You know, Raidar turned out to be an even more interesting person than I expected,” the warrior began, placing the book on the table in front of the sweet couple, “he was not only a dragon slayer and a powerful sorcerer, but he was also memorable in appearance. At least, if you believe the contents,” Alaria gently patted the cover of the book, “here he is described as a very tall handsome man with cold eyes, hair as black as night, and, most importantly, pointed ears. According to rumors, these are the quirks of his unusual lineage.”

The couple exchange glances.
 “Unusual? Could it be that his father really had an affair with a Lunarian?” Beata snorted.
 “Hold on... Tall, pointed ears, dark hair... Beata... It’s...
 “Well, the description is quite... But wait, Guion...”
Beata unceremoniously grabs the book and shows the portrait of Raidar from the back cover, not sure where he is there, so that they don’t have to read the book..
 “Is that him?”
 “It is. That’s the portrait that Naera showed.”
 “People don’t live that long,” Beata said, putting the book back.
 “Alaria just said that he was a mage. Who knows how long these mages live.”
 “In any case,” Beata realized that she was missing out on the third member of the conversation and turned to Alaria. “We’re not crazy, but we saw this guy in a bar about a week ago. And it was from him that we learned about the Apostle of Despair.”
 “I confirm. We’re not going crazy individually, but we both saw him.”
 “Well, if Her Highness recognized him, and he looks like our current Majesty, that was to be expected.”
 “It could have been some court mage... But the emperor himself... And THAT SAME emperor... I don’t understand anything.”